Mechanical engineer · Austin, TX
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Austin: $3,700 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $106,500 in Austin, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$3,700
Local pay (annual)
$106,500
$6,942 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,226
$1,459 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$1,933
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$2,016
- Left over$3,700
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,500
- Federal income tax
- −$15,044
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,147
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,309
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,242
Left over each month
$8,875 gross, minus $1,933 in tax and $3,242 in living costs.
$3,700
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Austin?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $106,500, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226 is about $3,700 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Austin tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Austin is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
How does Austin compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Austin paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.