Mechanical Engineers salary in Spokane, WA

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Spokane, WA: $89,980/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $69,440 – $133,700 · about 460 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$5,625 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Spokane

With Spokane's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $89,980 has the buying power of about $89,155 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,752 · median home $423,842 · median rent $1,549/mo.

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How Spokane ranks for this job

On raw pay, Spokane, WA is 116th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Spokane's cost of living is applied, it ranks 144th.

The headline number flatters Spokane. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, mechanical engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Spokane

A median home in Spokane, WA costs $423,842 — about 4.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,549/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Spokane.

Metro	Median pay	vs Spokane	Rent vs Spokane
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+71%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+52%	2.1×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+49%	1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+45%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Spokane	Rent vs Spokane
Seattle, WA	$108,730	+21%	1.4×
Kennewick, WA	$108,600	+21%	1.1×
Bremerton, WA	$101,320	+13%	1.3×
Yakima, WA	$88,950	−1%	0.9×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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