How much do Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $46,180 and the 90th percentile is $96,950. The difference is $50,770, which is 81.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,780 to the 75th at $76,270, covers $24,490.

The mean annual wage is $67,590, which sits above the median of $62,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $74,510 for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,539, which is 21.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.7% lower than the California median of $87,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $58,539 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 6th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $77,800 and employment of 320. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,534, against $58,539 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $79,080 and employment of 1,220. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,634, against $58,539 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $84,930 and employment of 210. That median is 36.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,748, against $58,539 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (170 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.