The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $61,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,330 | -3.53% | 6.33% |
| 2016 | $97,660 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $95,330 | 1.23% | - |
| 2014 | $94,160 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $92,480 | 4.46% | - |
| 2012 | $88,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,330 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.