California · 2025 pay · 19 people
How much does an associate mechanical engineer make in California?
$148,249typical pay for a associate mechanical engineer in 2025
$124,494 – $178,728what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.9% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate mechanical engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- East Bay Municipal Utility District6 people$186,441
- Los Angeles County4 people$161,785
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection3 people$125,505
- San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority2 people$76,195
- Sacramento County1 person$116,264
- City of Sacramento1 person$123,483
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)1 person$146,043
- California Energy Commission1 person$135,588
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Mechanical Engineer$117,138 (everyone)
- Associate Mechanical Engineer (this page)$148,249 (everyone)
- Senior Mechanical Engineer$163,250 (everyone)
- Principal Mechanical Engineer$202,343 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate mechanical engineers, 2025
- 1Derek Odin ChanAssociate Mechanical Engineer · Los Angeles County$241,001
- 2Ashkan MotamediAssociate Mechanical Engineer · Los Angeles County$171,520
- 3Ramy R EshakAssociate Mechanical Engineer · Los Angeles County$152,050
- 4Lanh N DuongAssociate Mechanical Engineer · Los Angeles County$148,249
Common questions
How much does an associate mechanical engineer make in California?
The typical associate mechanical engineer was paid $148,249 in 2025; most earned between $124,494 and $178,728. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.8% of all pay for associate mechanical engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Mechanical Engineer, at any level (for example "Associate Mechanical Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this