Mechanical engineer · Bellingham, WA
Mechanical engineer in Bellingham: $3,369/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bellingham at $106,580 a year. About 180 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $78,380 and the 90th is $171,060. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,369 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 209 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,369
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,580
$78,380 to $171,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
74th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $106,580.
- Taxes$1,935
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$3,369
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,580
- Federal income tax
- −$15,062
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,153
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,365
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$8,882 gross, minus $1,935 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$3,369
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Bellingham?
$106,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bellingham?
$3,369 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 209 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Bellingham.