The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Merced 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 | $55,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,970.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,340 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Merced is 39.6 percent (39.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.