The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $65,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,000.
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 | $104,900 | 5.02% | 15.20% |
| 2021 | $99,630 | 0.75% | - |
| 2020 | $98,880 | 0.50% | - |
| 2019 | $98,390 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $96,240 | -0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $96,280 | 0.93% | - |
| 2016 | $95,380 | 3.47% | - |
| 2015 | $92,070 | 1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $91,130 | 5.71% | - |
| 2013 | $85,930 | -3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $88,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,900 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.