Mechanical engineer · Bakersfield, CA
Mechanical engineer in Bakersfield: $3,653/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bakersfield at $119,790 a year. About 560 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $78,490 and the 90th is $171,540. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,653 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 79 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,653
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,790
$78,490 to $171,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
31st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $119,790.
- Taxes$2,861
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$3,653
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,790
- Federal income tax
- −$17,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,164
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,168
- Take-home pay
- $85,462
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,218
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,469
Left over each month
$9,983 gross, minus $2,861 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$3,653
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Bakersfield?
$119,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bakersfield?
$3,653 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 79 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Bakersfield.