Mechanical engineer · Albany, NY
Mechanical engineer in Albany: $3,272/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Albany at $108,310 a year. About 930 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $76,270 and the 90th is $165,360. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,272 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 47 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,272
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,310
$76,270 to $165,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
64th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $108,310.
- Taxes$2,432
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$3,272
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,310
- Federal income tax
- −$15,442
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,286
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,450
- Take-home pay
- $79,132
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$9,026 gross, minus $2,432 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$3,272
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Albany?
$108,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Albany?
$3,272 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 47 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Albany.