Mechanical engineer · Alexandria, LA
Mechanical engineer in Alexandria: $4,790/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Alexandria median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Louisiana median, $119,540 a year. Louisiana has about 1,890 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $70,350 and the 90th is $181,550. On the pay used here, Alexandria ranks 38th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,790 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,790
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,540
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
38th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
12.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $119,540.
- Taxes$2,524
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$4,790
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,540
- Federal income tax
- −$17,937
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,145
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,211
- Take-home pay
- $89,247
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$9,962 gross, minus $2,524 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$4,790
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $5,378/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Alexandria?
$119,540 a year. That figure is the Louisiana median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Alexandria?
$4,790 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Alexandria.