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2026 Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Technology Grads in California

[Mechanical Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/mechanical-engineering-technology/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a mechanical engineering technology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying mechanical engineering technology schools.

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• Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Technology Grads in California

2026 Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Technology Grads in California

Below are the schools whose mechanical engineering technology graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Technology Graduates

1

California Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA

$98,661 Average Early-Career Salary

California Maritime Academy tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying mechanical engineering technology schools in California. Set in the city of Vallejo, California Maritime Academy is a public institution. Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates of California Maritime Academy earn a median of about $98,661 a year early in their careers.

2

California State Polytechnic University Pomona
Pomona, CA

$64,243 Average Early-Career Salary

California State Polytechnic University Pomona produces some of the highest-paid graduates in mechanical engineering technology, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Pomona, California State Polytechnic University Pomona is a public institution. Early-career mechanical engineering technology graduates from California State Polytechnic University Pomona make a median of around $64,243 per year.

3

Art Center College Of Design
Pasadena, CA

$59,384 Average Early-Career Salary

Art Center College Of Design came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying mechanical engineering technology schools. Art Center College Of Design is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates of Art Center College Of Design earn a median of about $59,384 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their mechanical engineering technology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.