Mechanical engineer · Abilene, TX
Mechanical engineer in Abilene: $3,242/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Abilene at $99,460 a year. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $68,460 and the 90th is $153,340. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 135 miles away, at $4,888 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,242
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,460
$68,460 to $153,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
176th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $99,460.
- Taxes$1,759
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,242
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,460
- Federal income tax
- −$13,495
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,609
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,356
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$8,288 gross, minus $1,759 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$3,242
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,888/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Abilene?
$99,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Abilene?
$3,242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Midland, about 135 miles away, leaves $4,888 a month, more than Abilene.