Mechanical engineer · Athens, GA
Mechanical engineer in Athens: $2,904/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Athens at $98,970 a year. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $68,820 and the 90th is $128,270. Pay ranks 184th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,904 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 78 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,904
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,970
$68,820 to $128,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
184th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,970.
- Taxes$2,123
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$2,904
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,970
- Federal income tax
- −$13,387
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,571
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,514
- Take-home pay
- $73,498
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$8,248 gross, minus $2,123 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$2,904
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 Athens?
$98,970 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 Athens?
$2,904 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 78 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Athens.