SOC 17-2141.00 · San Diego, CA

Mechanical Engineers wages in San Diego, CA

Offered wages on certified Labor Condition Applications with a worksite in San Diego, CA.

25th percentile
$135,350

Offered wage, per year

Median
$137,100

Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored

35 disclosed positions

75th percentile
$138,850

Offered wage, per year

vs national
+3.8%

National median $132,054

Both medians derived from the same wage bands

Wage distribution

35 disclosed positions at 4 employers.

Mechanical Engineers in San Diego, CA — offered wage distributionMechanical Engineers in San Diego, CA: wage distribution across 35 disclosed positions, from $90k to $205k, median $137,100.median $137k$90k$205k

25th $135,350 · median $137,100 · 75th $138,850 · 35 disclosed positions

Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.

Prevailing wage level

Level I is entry, IV is fully competent.

Level I

1

6%

Level II

5

29%

Level III

7

41%

Level IV

3

18%

Not stated

1

6%

Employers filing here

Median derived from that employer's own bands for this role and metro.

Sponsors of Mechanical Engineers with a worksite in San Diego, CA.
EmployerMedianPositions
Apple Inc.$137,60429
ASML US, LLC$107,5003
ASML US, LP$127,5002
Tesla, Inc.$137,5001

The metro comes from the WORKSITE address on the filing, not the employer’s headquarters, so a company based elsewhere appears here when it places someone in San Diego, CA. This page exists only because the cut clears 15 disclosed positions across 3 employers; combinations below that floor are not published at all. National wages for Mechanical Engineers.