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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Seattle, WA

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $80,860 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,476 a month.

10th percentile
$59,920
25th percentile
$62,240
Median percentile
$80,860
75th percentile
$105,020
90th percentile
$121,800

Based on 520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$65,715 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,860
Federal income tax−$8,959
Social Security + Medicare−$6,186
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,476
Every two weeks$2,528

Does it go far here?

$72,760Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

All mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Washington