How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,660 and the 90th percentile is $123,560. The difference is $56,900, which is 59.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,730 to the 75th at $101,500, covers $21,770.

The mean annual wage is $94,010, which sits below the median of $95,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston, ID-WA median is 8.2% lower than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,849, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Idaho median of $93,190.

Lewiston, ID-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Idaho, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $104,849 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 5th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Walla Walla, WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $108,510 and employment of 70. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,141, against $104,849 here.
• Coeur d'Alene, ID is 99 miles away, with a median of $87,690 and employment of 90. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,213, against $104,849 here.
• Kennewick-Richland, WA is 111 miles away, with a median of $124,780 and employment of 570. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,682, against $104,849 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston, ID-WA (40 of 28,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.