Mechanical engineer · Brownsville, TX
Mechanical engineer in Brownsville: $3,854/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Brownsville at $102,350 a year. About 230 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $72,700 and the 90th is $133,110. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,854 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, at $5,022 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,854
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,350
$72,700 to $133,110
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
119th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $102,350.
- Taxes$1,830
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$3,854
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,350
- Federal income tax
- −$14,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,830
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,389
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$8,529 gross, minus $1,830 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$3,854
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Corpus Christi, $5,022/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Brownsville?
$102,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Brownsville?
$3,854 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, leaves $5,022 a month, more than Brownsville.