Exactly 70 of the 18,880 mechanical engineering professionals employed in Washington State, work in Ellensburg. The number of mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg has grown by 133% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg has increased, overall employment in Ellensburg has also increased.

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As the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg has grown, salaries for mechanical engineering professionals have also increased. In 2010 Ellensburg mechanical engineering professionals earned an average yearly salary of $58,690. Four years earlier in 2006, mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg made an average salary of $41,520 per year. The growth in the salary of mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Mechanical engineering professionals in Ellensburg make a median yearly salary of $55,355. The 10% of mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $40,895 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $80,055 per year.

Mechanical engineering professional salaries in Ellensburg are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited mechanical engineering school in the city. Many of Ellensburg's mechanical engineering professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in mechanical engineering offered by Ellensburg's mechanical engineering school.

In 2010 approximately 16 students graduated from mechanical engineering courses.