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Mechanical Engineer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mechanical Engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario with Other California Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$133,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$131,700
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$119,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$112,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$108,330
Bakersfield-Delano
$108,080
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$107,310
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$105,770
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$104,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$104,620
Vallejo-Fairfield
$104,540
Stockton
$102,590
Redding
$102,170
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$101,260
Salinas
$99,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$98,840
Napa
$97,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$97,010
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$95,330
Chico
$94,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$94,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$93,330
Visalia-Porterville
$92,930
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$91,490
Madera-Chowchilla
$88,700
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$85,860
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$83,530
Modesto
$81,630
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,280
Fresno
$80,480
Merced
$80,340
Yuba City
$78,490
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,780
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,860

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