The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $76,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,980.
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 | $95,330 | -6.65% | 5.20% |
| 2021 | $101,670 | 2.98% | - |
| 2020 | $98,640 | 2.52% | - |
| 2019 | $96,150 | 0.41% | - |
| 2018 | $95,760 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $92,750 | 2.62% | - |
| 2016 | $90,320 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $87,830 | -3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $90,760 | 1.04% | - |
| 2013 | $89,820 | -0.61% | - |
| 2012 | $90,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,330 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.