Mechanical Engineers Salary in Modesto, CA
Median annual salary
$104,990
+1% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$85,288
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Modesto, CA
| 10th percentile | $67,720 |
| 25th percentile | $81,150 |
| Median (50th) | $104,990 |
| 75th percentile | $126,850 |
| 90th percentile | $162,820 |
| Mean | $109,400 |
| Employed in metro | 120 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Modesto, CA earns a median of $104,990 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Modesto, CA has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $85,288 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,468, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $450,100. See the full Modesto, CA cost-of-living profile.