Mechanical Engineers salary in Yakima, WA

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Yakima, WA: $88,950/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $57,640 – $129,520 · about 80 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$6,655 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Yakima

With Yakima's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $88,950 has the buying power of about $90,856 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,910 · median home $355,256 · median rent $1,371/mo.

Full Yakima cost of living & taxes →

How Yakima ranks for this job

On raw pay, Yakima, WA is 117th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Yakima's cost of living is applied, it ranks 129th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Yakima sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Yakima

A median home in Yakima, WA costs $355,256 — about 4× 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 $1,371/mo works out at 18% 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 Yakima.

Metro	Median pay	vs Yakima	Rent vs Yakima
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+73%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+54%	2.4×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+50%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+47%	1×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Yakima	Rent vs Yakima
Seattle, WA	$108,730	+22%	1.6×
Kennewick, WA	$108,600	+22%	1.2×
Bremerton, WA	$101,320	+14%	1.5×
Spokane, WA	$89,980	+1%	1.1×

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

Who hires mechanical engineers around Yakima

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Washington Fruit & Produce · Manufacturing
• Borton Fruit · Manufacturing

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