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Fast Facts for Mechanical Engineers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Oxnard and San Diego
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Stockton, Modesto and Napa
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Jose, San Diego and Santa Ana

Salaries for Mechanical Engineers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, San Francisco and Santa Cruz

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Mechanical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical Engineers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim9570$105,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura1060$92,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1250$88,710
Santa Cruz-Watsonville160$110,070
Santa Rosa210$111,380
Stockton-Lodi180$94,850
Napa50$89,630
San Diego-Carlsbad3620$97,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande90$88,350
Vallejo-Fairfield110$93,060
Visalia-Porterville140$85,320
Salinas70$105,290
Modesto120$87,260
Redding40$102,110
Fresno220$88,820
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1080$98,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward3460$123,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara4920$125,640
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara460$102,410
Chico130$84,390
Bakersfield610$97,130

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