The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $57,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,080 | 0.62% | 0.70% |
| 2016 | $92,500 | 0.19% | - |
| 2015 | $92,320 | 0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $91,600 | -1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $92,590 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $92,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,080 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.