The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $72,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $153,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $182,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $119,160 | 13.07% | 23.42% |
| 2016 | $103,580 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $100,990 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $100,570 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $97,860 | 6.75% | - |
| 2012 | $91,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,160 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 48.1 percent (48.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.