Mechanical engineer · Albany, OR
Mechanical engineer in Albany: $2,233/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Albany at $96,710 a year. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $77,250 and the 90th is $130,760. Pay ranks 222nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,233 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 205 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,233
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,710
$77,250 to $130,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
222nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $96,710.
- Taxes$2,351
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,233
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,710
- Federal income tax
- −$12,890
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,398
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,921
- Take-home pay
- $68,501
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $630
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,475
Left over each month
$8,059 gross, minus $2,351 in tax and $3,475 in living costs.
$2,233
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Albany?
$96,710 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 Albany?
$2,233 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 205 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Albany.