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          Wages for Mechanical Engineers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $35.57 $40.45 $50.05 $63.75 $79.01
          Yearly $73,990 $84,130 $104,110 $132,590 $164,340
          California Hourly $39.46 $49.21 $62.94 $80.09 $97.89
          Yearly $82,070 $102,360 $130,900 $166,580 $203,620
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.96 $33.91 $44.60 $58.60 $63.79
          Yearly $62,310 $70,540 $92,770 $121,900 $132,680
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.77 $44.41 $58.00 $69.66 $82.16
          Yearly $76,470 $92,370 $120,650 $144,880 $170,890
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $26.33 $39.70 $49.53 $54.53 $67.32
          Yearly $54,770 $82,570 $103,020 $113,410 $140,020
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.90 $48.28 $58.16 $68.06 $82.02
          Yearly $82,990 $100,410 $120,970 $141,560 $170,600
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.70 $38.47 $49.17 $61.56 $72.48
          Yearly $74,260 $80,020 $102,270 $128,050 $150,760
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.68 $40.86 $50.95 $60.66 $77.48
          Yearly $59,660 $84,990 $105,980 $126,170 $161,160
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.29 $47.18 $63.73 $74.74 $84.23
          Yearly $69,240 $98,130 $132,560 $155,450 $175,200
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.62 $48.88 $58.23 $74.02 $82.73
          Yearly $84,480 $101,670 $121,130 $153,970 $172,080
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.28 $52.26 $63.91 $79.36 $101.57
          Yearly $94,180 $108,700 $132,920 $165,070 $211,260
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.03 $47.74 $56.43 $66.70 $77.98
          Yearly $81,190 $99,310 $117,380 $138,740 $162,200
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.40 $39.24 $56.45 $66.64 $81.69
          Yearly $61,160 $81,610 $117,420 $138,600 $169,900
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.17 $46.57 $58.54 $73.04 $83.06
          Yearly $81,460 $96,860 $121,750 $151,920 $172,760
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.56 $39.01 $50.48 $60.99 $78.28
          Yearly $67,720 $81,150 $104,990 $126,850 $162,820
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.84 $30.80 $38.27 $50.90 $71.69
          Yearly $59,990 $64,060 $79,600 $105,880 $149,120
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.92 $39.89 $50.44 $62.59 $75.79
          Yearly $66,390 $82,970 $104,910 $130,190 $157,640
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.38 $40.26 $52.51 $76.18 $97.59
          Yearly $75,680 $83,730 $109,210 $158,450 $202,980
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.73 $44.47 $57.59 $68.68 $82.47
          Yearly $78,490 $92,500 $119,790 $142,850 $171,540
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $50.67 $64.65 $80.79 $96.94 $104.58
          Yearly $105,400 $134,460 $168,030 $201,630 $217,530
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.36 $40.71 $48.69 $62.74 $80.24
          Yearly $73,550 $84,680 $101,270 $130,500 $166,900
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.45 $39.99 $54.17 $65.66 $78.70
          Yearly $77,900 $83,170 $112,670 $136,570 $163,700
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.43 $41.39 $51.34 $63.91 $77.25
          Yearly $77,860 $86,090 $106,800 $132,930 $160,680
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $49.38 $61.70 $77.58 $88.46 $102.11
          Yearly $102,710 $128,330 $161,370 $183,990 $212,380
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.04 $46.16 $59.57 $70.60 $83.34
          Yearly $77,040 $96,010 $123,900 $146,850 $173,340
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.50 $36.90 $47.47 $60.40 $78.43
          Yearly $63,440 $76,760 $98,740 $125,640 $163,130
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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