The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $70,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,620 | 3.70% | 7.50% |
| 2021 | $100,750 | -2.34% | - |
| 2020 | $103,110 | 2.94% | - |
| 2019 | $100,080 | 1.77% | - |
| 2018 | $98,310 | 3.00% | - |
| 2017 | $95,360 | -1.48% | - |
| 2016 | $96,770 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $94,490 | -2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $96,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,620 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 40.9 percent (40.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.