Mechanical engineer · Yakima, WA
Mechanical engineer in Yakima: $2,355/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Yakima at $83,220 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.21). The 10th percentile is $72,240 and the 90th is $130,110. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,355 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 71 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,355
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,220
$72,240 to $130,110
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.21
Pay rank
322nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $83,220.
- Taxes$1,357
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$2,355
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,220
- Federal income tax
- −$9,922
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,366
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,931
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$6,935 gross, minus $1,357 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$2,355
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 Yakima?
$83,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Yakima?
$2,355 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 71 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Yakima.