The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $61,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,860.
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 | $97,010 | 12.00% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $85,370 | -2.65% | - |
| 2020 | $87,630 | 0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $87,060 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $84,240 | 5.41% | - |
| 2017 | $79,680 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $75,230 | -3.96% | - |
| 2015 | $78,210 | 0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $78,180 | -2.07% | - |
| 2013 | $79,800 | 4.07% | - |
| 2012 | $76,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,010 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.