Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ontario, Chino, Corona, Fontana, Hesperia.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$90,230
Middle 50%$87.9k–$100.9k
vs. all levels here+1%comparison median $89,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,859 and $160,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,859
25th$87,859
50th (median)$90,230
75th$100,880
90th$121,886

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $75,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $81,759 (12 filings) FY2024: median $89,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $90,115 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$75,000$74,506$81,67715
FY2021$81,759$77,610$87,77712
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––7
FY2024$89,000$84,909$99,88012
FY2025$90,115$87,859$100,00018
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Riverside's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $90,230 is worth about $84,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Riverside = 106.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $104,910 in May 2025 (1,420 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,230, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Eldorado National (California)too few8
ZO Motors North Americatoo few3
Aduratoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 17
Mid-level · Level II $90,230 25
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$69,909$70,00017
Mid-level · Level II$87,859$90,23025

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.