California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 225 people
How much does a mechanical engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
$87,745typical pay for a mechanical engineering associate in 2025
$72,446 – $102,509what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 30.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where mechanical engineering associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Mechanical Engineering Associate188 people$83,560
- Mechanical Engineering Associate I5 people$96,412
- Mechanical Engineering Associate II22 people$130,285
- Mechanical Engineering Associate III5 people$157,286
- Mechanical Engineering Associate IV5 people$180,454
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 Engineering Associate (this page)$87,745 (everyone)
- Senior Mechanical Engineering Assistant$109,447 (everyone)
Highest-paid mechanical engineering associates, 2025
- 1Manouchehr ShahrestaniMechanical Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$183,260
- 2Hagop MertekhanianMechanical Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$181,490
- 3Irene Pool TamayoMechanical Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$180,454
- 4William MirandaMechanical Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$168,063
- 5Cristina Acevedo-LeijaMechanical Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$167,471
Common questions
How much does a mechanical engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
The typical mechanical engineering associate was paid $87,745 in 2025; most earned between $72,446 and $102,509. This counts all 225 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.0% of all pay for mechanical engineering associates in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Mechanical Engineering Associate, at any level (for example "Mechanical Engineering Associate"). 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