Mechanical engineer · Baton Rouge, LA
Mechanical engineer in Baton Rouge: $5,378/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Baton Rouge at $135,530 a year. About 540 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $76,690 and the 90th is $195,960. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,378 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Beaumont is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,027 left over a month), and Baton Rouge still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,378
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,530
$76,690 to $195,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,065
$1,268 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
3rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $135,530.
- Taxes$2,986
- Rent$1,065
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$5,378
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,530
- Federal income tax
- −$21,774
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,368
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,691
- Take-home pay
- $99,697
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,065
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,930
Left over each month
$11,294 gross, minus $2,986 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.
$5,378
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,027/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Baton Rouge?
$135,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Baton Rouge?
$5,378 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 10.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Beaumont at $5,027 a month.