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Mechanical Engineers salary in San Bernardino, CA

Mechanical Engineers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $104,910 a year, an average of $108,900. About 1,420 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Mechanical Engineers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$104,910
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$108,900
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$66,390
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$157,640
Top of the range
People employed
1,420
In San Bernardino metro area
Rent share of median wage
16.4%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in San Bernardino

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,433
per month, in San Bernardino, CA
Income needed for median rent
$57,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median mechanical engineers wage
$104,910
83.1% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
16.4%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$63,988
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the San Bernardino area. Read the San Bernardino, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Mechanical Engineers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Tacoma, WA
+20.7%
Median $126,590
Mean $128,610
Employed 4,500
Port St. Lucie, FL
-9.3%
Median $95,150
Mean $104,260
Employed 110
Baton Rouge, LA
+29.2%
Median $135,530
Mean $136,970
Employed 540
Huntsville, AL
-2.3%
Median $102,450
Mean $115,110
Employed 2,150
Modesto, CA
same
Median $104,990
Mean $109,400
Employed 120
Richmond, VA
-0.7%
Median $104,130
Mean $106,960
Employed 640
Fremont, CA
+53.8%
Median $161,370
Mean $158,690
Employed 5,150
Spokane, WA
-5.9%
Median $98,670
Mean $104,400
Employed 450

See mechanical engineers pay in every covered city.

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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.