Mechanical Engineers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$121,750
+17% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,491
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $81,460 |
| 25th percentile | $96,860 |
| Median (50th) | $121,750 |
| 75th percentile | $151,920 |
| 90th percentile | $172,760 |
| Mean | $124,420 |
| Employed in metro | 3,370 |
A Mechanical Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $121,750 per year. That is 17% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a cost index of 170.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,491 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $106,268, median gross rent $2,246/mo, and the median home value $854,700. See the full San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA cost-of-living profile.