The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 | $67,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,230.
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 | $104,540 | 10.81% | 17.91% |
| 2021 | $93,240 | 3.82% | - |
| 2020 | $89,680 | -0.51% | - |
| 2019 | $90,140 | 8.58% | - |
| 2018 | $82,410 | -16.49% | - |
| 2017 | $96,000 | 4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $92,140 | 1.91% | - |
| 2015 | $90,380 | 6.17% | - |
| 2014 | $84,800 | 9.67% | - |
| 2013 | $76,600 | -12.04% | - |
| 2012 | $85,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,540 in Vallejo-Fairfield is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Vallejo-Fairfield is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 40.8 percent (40.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.