The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $83,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $212,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $212,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,630.
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 | $131,700 | 2.27% | 21.12% |
| 2021 | $128,710 | 6.90% | - |
| 2020 | $119,830 | 1.45% | - |
| 2019 | $118,090 | -2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $121,620 | 3.51% | - |
| 2017 | $117,350 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $117,350 | 1.89% | - |
| 2015 | $115,130 | 4.47% | - |
| 2014 | $109,980 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $107,590 | 3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $103,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $131,700, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $133,090). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.