Mechanical Engineers Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$126,590
+22% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,448
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $81,730 |
| 25th percentile | $98,940 |
| Median (50th) | $126,590 |
| 75th percentile | $155,290 |
| 90th percentile | $172,490 |
| Mean | $128,610 |
| Employed in metro | 4,500 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $126,590 per year. That is 22% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a cost index of 151.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,448 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $115,177, median gross rent $2,000/mo, and the median home value $717,500. See the full Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA cost-of-living profile.