Mechanical Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Mechanical Engineer make in California?
Mechanical Engineers in California earn $75,000 annually on average, or $30.00 per hour, which is 14% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Mechanical Engineers work for Google at $165,000 annually while the lowest paid Mechanical Engineers work for Blue Dot Services earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$56K Crane Aerospace & Electronics' Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$7K (11%) less than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
-$14K (22%) less than average Crane Aerospace & Electronics salary ($70K)
+$102K (95%) more than average Crane Aerospace & Electronics Mechanical Engineer salary ($56K) in California
$95K Tesla Motors' Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$32K (40%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$16K (18%) more than average Tesla Motors salary ($79K)
+$45K (38%) more than average Tesla Motors Mechanical Engineer salary ($95K) in California
$65K Roche's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
-$5K (7%) less than average Roche salary ($70K)
+$55K (59%) more than average Roche Mechanical Engineer salary ($65K) in California
+$55K (59%) more than average Roche Mechanical Engineer salary ($65K) in California
$99K Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$36K (44%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$19K (21%) more than average Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory salary ($80K)
+$16K (14%) more than average Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mechanical Engineer salary ($99K) in California
$61K General Atomics' Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
-$10K (15%) less than average General Atomics salary ($71K)
+$49K (57%) more than average General Atomics Mechanical Engineer salary ($61K) in California
+$56K (62%) more than average General Atomics Mechanical Engineer salary ($61K) in California
$110K Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$47K (54%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$8K (7%) more than average Hewlett Packard Enterprise salary ($102K)
Equal to average Hewlett Packard Enterprise Mechanical Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$110K NASSCO's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$47K (54%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$69K (91%) more than average NASSCO salary ($41K)
Equal to average NASSCO Mechanical Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$105K LADWP's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$42K (50%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$57K (74%) more than average LADWP salary ($48K)
Equal to average LADWP Mechanical Engineer salary ($105K) in California
$86K MiaSolé's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$23K (30%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
-$7K (7%) less than average MiaSolé salary ($93K)
+$14K (15%) more than average MiaSolé Mechanical Engineer salary ($86K) in California
$100K Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's Average Mechanical Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$37K (45%) more than national average Mechanical Engineer salary ($63K)
+$39K (48%) more than average Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority salary ($61K)
Equal to average Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Mechanical Engineer salary ($100K) in California
Top companies for Mechanical Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Mechanical Engineer in California
| $165K | 1 salary | |
| Crane Aerospace & Electronics | $158K | 1 salary |
| Tesla Motors | $140K | 1 salary |
| Roche | $120K | 2 salaries |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | $115K | 1 salary |
| General Atomics | $113K | 2 salaries |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | $110K | 1 salary |
| NASSCO | $110K | 1 salary |
| LADWP | $105K | 1 salary |
| MiaSolé | $100K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Mechanical Engineer in California
Mountain View, CA
$165K per year
1 salary > Burbank, CA
$158K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Poway, CA
$117K per year
1 salary > Roseville, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$98K per year
1 salary > Livermore, CA
$96K per year
2 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$95K per year
5 salaries > Hawthorne, CA
$91K per year
1 salary >
$165K per year
1 salary > Burbank, CA
$158K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Poway, CA
$117K per year
1 salary > Roseville, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$98K per year
1 salary > Livermore, CA
$96K per year
2 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$95K per year
5 salaries > Hawthorne, CA
$91K per year
1 salary >
Mechanical Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Agoura Hills
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Burbank
- Carlsbad
- Chula Vista
- Clovis
- El Cajon
- El Segundo
- Elk Grove
- Fremont
- Fullerton
- Harbor City
- Hawthorne
- Irvine
- La Habra
- La Verne
- Livermore
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Menlo Park
- Modesto
- Mountain View
- Newark
- Norco
- North Hollywood
- Oakland
- Ontario
- Oxnard
- Palo Alto
- Pomona
- Poway
- Redwood City
- Roseville
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Leandro
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Sausalito
- Torrance
- Tustin
- Valencia
- Vista
- Willows
Mechanical Engineer Salaries in Other States
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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