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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Washington

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Washington earns $79,410 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,391 a month.

10th percentile
$59,150
25th percentile
$62,240
Median percentile
$79,410
75th percentile
$105,020
90th percentile
$125,450

Based on 890 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

$64,695 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,410
Federal income tax−$8,640
Social Security + Medicare−$6,075
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,391
Every two weeks$2,488

Does it go far here?

$74,206Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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