Mechanical engineer · Bangor, ME
Mechanical engineer in Bangor: $3,101/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bangor at $105,450 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $63,320 and the 90th is $131,740. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,101 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 230 miles away, at $3,201 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,101
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,450
$63,320 to $131,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,215
$1,447 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
86th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,450.
- Taxes$2,406
- Rent$1,215
- Other living costs$2,066
- Left over$3,101
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,450
- Federal income tax
- −$14,813
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,067
- State income tax (ME)
- −$5,987
- Take-home pay
- $76,583
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,215
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $578
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,281
Left over each month
$8,788 gross, minus $2,406 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.
$3,101
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $3,201/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Bangor?
$105,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bangor?
$3,101 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Manchester, about 230 miles away, leaves $3,201 a month, more than Bangor.