The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $77,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,360.
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 | $108,330 | 2.23% | 13.06% |
| 2021 | $105,910 | -2.63% | - |
| 2020 | $108,700 | -3.56% | - |
| 2019 | $112,570 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $107,420 | 15.94% | - |
| 2017 | $90,300 | -0.28% | - |
| 2016 | $90,550 | -5.49% | - |
| 2015 | $95,520 | 0.75% | - |
| 2014 | $94,800 | -4.69% | - |
| 2013 | $99,250 | 5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $94,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,330 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.