The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $63,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,640.
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 | $85,860 | 7.55% | 16.57% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -0.68% | - |
| 2020 | $79,920 | 5.43% | - |
| 2019 | $75,580 | -2.71% | - |
| 2018 | $77,630 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $75,220 | 1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $73,890 | -3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $76,270 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $76,390 | 3.95% | - |
| 2013 | $73,370 | 2.37% | - |
| 2012 | $71,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,860 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.