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Mechanical Design Engineer Salary in California

What Mechanical Design Engineer roles pay in California, from 66 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
80
Employers
34
Remote
3%
Typical pay
$110k–224k
Verified live (7d)
72

Pay is advertised by 83% of these postings (66 of 80 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
3–5 years$124k33
6–9 years$141k11

Measured from 66 of 80 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 69 postings stated one

0–2 years
13%
3–5 years
49%
6–9 years
25%
10+ years
13%

Skills in demand

Across 333 mechanical design engineer postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 23 postings stated one

Remote
8.7%
Hybrid
35%
On-site
57%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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