Mechanical Engineers Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Median annual salary
$161,370
+55% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$86,018
cost index 187.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
| 10th percentile | $102,710 |
| 25th percentile | $128,330 |
| Median (50th) | $161,370 |
| 75th percentile | $183,990 |
| 90th percentile | $212,380 |
| Mean | $158,690 |
| Employed in metro | 5,150 |
A Mechanical Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns a median of $161,370 per year. That is 55% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a cost index of 187.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $86,018 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $136,027, median gross rent $2,474/mo, and the median home value $1,140,700. See the full San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA cost-of-living profile.