Mechanical engineer · Anchorage, AK
Mechanical engineer in Anchorage: $4,139/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Anchorage at $121,610 a year. About 270 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $76,660 and the 90th is $166,530. Pay ranks 26th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,139 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, at $4,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,139
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,610
$76,660 to $166,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
26th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $121,610.
- Taxes$2,311
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$4,139
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,610
- Federal income tax
- −$18,433
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,303
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $93,873
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$10,134 gross, minus $2,311 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$4,139
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $4,198/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Anchorage?
$121,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Anchorage?
$4,139 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,198 a month, more than Anchorage.