Mechanical engineer · Austin, TX
Mechanical engineer in Austin: $3,754/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Austin at $106,690 a year. About 1,790 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $68,080 and the 90th is $173,210. Pay ranks 72nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,754 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 206 miles away, at $5,070 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,754
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,690
$68,080 to $173,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
1,790
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
72nd 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 $106,690.
- Taxes$1,900
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$3,754
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,690
- Federal income tax
- −$14,642
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,162
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,886
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$3,754 left/mo
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,070/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Austin?
$106,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,790 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Austin?
$3,754 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Beaumont, about 206 miles away, leaves $5,070 a month, more than Austin.