Mechanical engineer · Ann Arbor, MI
Mechanical engineer in Ann Arbor: $4,355/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Ann Arbor at $127,310 a year. About 2,280 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 5.43). The 10th percentile is $76,710 and the 90th is $160,540. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,355 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 236 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,355
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,310
$76,710 to $160,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
2,280
Location quotient 5.43
Pay rank
11th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $127,310.
- Taxes$2,999
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
- Left over$4,355
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,310
- Federal income tax
- −$19,801
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,739
- State income tax (MI)
- −$5,173
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,273
- Take-home pay
- $91,324
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$10,609 gross, minus $2,999 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
$4,355
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Ann Arbor?
$127,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,280 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Ann Arbor?
$4,355 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 236 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Ann Arbor.