Mechanical Engineers Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$132,560
+27% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$85,029
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $69,240 |
| 25th percentile | $98,130 |
| Median (50th) | $132,560 |
| 75th percentile | $155,450 |
| 90th percentile | $175,200 |
| Mean | $128,240 |
| Employed in metro | 70 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Salinas, CA earns a median of $132,560 per year. That is 27% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $85,029 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.