Mechanical Engineers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Median annual salary
$123,900
+19% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$79,169
cost index 156.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
| 10th percentile | $77,040 |
| 25th percentile | $96,010 |
| Median (50th) | $123,900 |
| 75th percentile | $146,850 |
| 90th percentile | $173,340 |
| Mean | $123,940 |
| Employed in metro | 8,780 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns a median of $123,900 per year. That is 19% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a cost index of 156.5 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $79,169 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $95,958, median gross rent $2,063/mo, and the median home value $871,300. See the full Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA cost-of-living profile.