The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $52,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,000.
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 | $92,930 | 16.74% | 40.12% |
| 2021 | $77,370 | -10.17% | - |
| 2020 | $85,240 | 3.89% | - |
| 2019 | $81,920 | 0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $81,340 | 0.09% | - |
| 2017 | $81,270 | -4.00% | - |
| 2016 | $84,520 | -9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $92,390 | 1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $91,420 | 27.29% | - |
| 2013 | $66,470 | 16.28% | - |
| 2012 | $55,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,930 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Visalia-Porterville is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.