The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,410 | 19.04% | 30.49% |
| 2021 | $77,240 | 18.32% | - |
| 2020 | $63,090 | 7.50% | - |
| 2019 | $58,360 | 0.27% | - |
| 2018 | $58,200 | -3.69% | - |
| 2017 | $60,350 | -1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $61,010 | -10.70% | - |
| 2015 | $67,540 | 1.76% | - |
| 2014 | $66,350 | 0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $66,070 | -0.38% | - |
| 2012 | $66,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,410, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians in state of California, followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary $83,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in Santa Rosa-Petaluma.