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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Riverside, CA

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $62,310 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,990 a month.

10th percentile
$46,180
25th percentile
$51,780
Median percentile
$62,310
75th percentile
$76,270
90th percentile
$96,950

Based on 170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$47,884 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,310
Federal income tax−$5,297
Social Security + Medicare−$4,767
California income tax (approx.)−$4,362
Monthly take-home$3,990
Every two weeks$1,842

Does it go far here?

$58,539Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

All mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California