Mechanical engineer · Bloomington, IN
Mechanical engineer in Bloomington: $3,166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Bloomington at $97,830 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $66,460 and the 90th is $149,800. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,062/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 185 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,830
$66,460 to $149,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,062
$1,264 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
212th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $97,830.
- Taxes$2,083
- Rent$1,062
- Other living costs$1,842
- Left over$3,166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,830
- Federal income tax
- −$13,137
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,484
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,905
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,467
- Take-home pay
- $72,837
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,062
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $470
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,904
Left over each month
$8,153 gross, minus $2,083 in tax and $2,904 in living costs.
$3,166
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?
$97,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Bloomington?
$3,166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,062, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 185 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Bloomington.