Mechanical engineer · Bloomington, IL
Mechanical engineer in Bloomington: $3,432/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bloomington at $100,500 a year. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $65,270 and the 90th is $133,450. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,432 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 41 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,432
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,500
$65,270 to $133,450
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
155th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,500.
- Taxes$2,187
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$3,432
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,500
- Federal income tax
- −$13,724
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,688
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,837
- Take-home pay
- $74,250
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$8,375 gross, minus $2,187 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$3,432
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Bloomington?
$100,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bloomington?
$3,432 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 41 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Bloomington.