The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $67,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $149,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,880.
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 | $112,860 | 11.98% | 15.09% |
| 2021 | $99,340 | -7.67% | - |
| 2020 | $106,960 | -4.25% | - |
| 2019 | $111,510 | 3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $107,550 | 3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $103,980 | 12.36% | - |
| 2016 | $91,130 | 15.76% | - |
| 2015 | $76,770 | -7.76% | - |
| 2014 | $82,730 | -11.91% | - |
| 2013 | $92,580 | -3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $95,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $112,860 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 45.2 percent (45.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.