Mechanical engineer · Kennewick, WA
Mechanical engineer in Kennewick: $4,478/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Kennewick at $124,780 a year. About 570 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.30). The 10th percentile is $81,940 and the 90th is $175,720. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,478 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Seattle is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,217 left over a month), and Kennewick still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,478
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,780
$81,940 to $175,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 2.30
Pay rank
18th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $124,780.
- Taxes$2,395
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$4,478
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,780
- Federal income tax
- −$19,194
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,546
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $96,040
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$10,398 gross, minus $2,395 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$4,478
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $4,217/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Kennewick?
$124,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Kennewick?
$4,478 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Seattle at $4,217 a month.