Mechanical engineer · Albany, GA
Mechanical engineer in Albany: $3,701/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Albany at $104,500 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $64,440 and the 90th is $146,800. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,701 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 176 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,701
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,500
$64,440 to $146,800
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
98th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $104,500.
- Taxes$2,283
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$3,701
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,500
- Federal income tax
- −$14,604
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,994
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,801
- Take-home pay
- $77,101
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$8,708 gross, minus $2,283 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$3,701
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Albany?
$104,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Albany?
$3,701 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 176 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Albany.