Mechanical engineer · Asheville, NC
Mechanical engineer in Asheville: $3,509/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Asheville at $108,630 a year. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $77,510 and the 90th is $217,230. Pay ranks 57th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,509 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 153 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,509
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,630
$77,510 to $217,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
57th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $108,630.
- Taxes$2,325
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$3,509
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,630
- Federal income tax
- −$15,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,310
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,075
- Take-home pay
- $80,732
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$9,053 gross, minus $2,325 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$3,509
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Asheville?
$108,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Asheville?
$3,509 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 153 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Asheville.