Mechanical engineer · Mount Vernon, WA
Mechanical engineer in Mount Vernon: $3,342/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Mount Vernon median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $110,430 a year. Washington has about 8,240 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $79,400 and the 90th is $167,680. On the pay used here, Mount Vernon ranks 57th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,652/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,342 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 188 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,342
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$110,430
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,652
$1,967 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
57th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $110,430.
- Taxes$2,030
- Rent$1,652
- Other living costs$2,179
- Left over$3,342
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $110,430
- Federal income tax
- −$15,909
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,448
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $86,074
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,652
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $622
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,831
Left over each month
$9,203 gross, minus $2,030 in tax and $3,831 in living costs.
$3,342
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 Mount Vernon?
$110,430 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Mount Vernon?
$3,342 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,652, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 188 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Mount Vernon.