Mechanical engineer · Bend, OR
Mechanical engineer in Bend: $2,248/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bend at $101,130 a year. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th is $142,070. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,248 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 172 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,248
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,130
$74,900 to $142,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,576
$1,876 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
142nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,130.
- Taxes$2,492
- Rent$1,576
- Other living costs$2,111
- Left over$2,248
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,130
- Federal income tax
- −$13,863
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,736
- State income tax (OR)
- −$8,308
- Take-home pay
- $71,223
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,576
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,687
Left over each month
$8,428 gross, minus $2,492 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.
$2,248
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Bend?
$101,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bend?
$2,248 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 172 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Bend.