Mechanical engineer · Carson City, NV
Mechanical engineer in Carson City: $3,401/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Carson City at $101,690 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.43). The 10th percentile is $78,160 and the 90th is $169,550. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,293/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,401 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 213 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,401
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,690
$78,160 to $169,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,293
$1,539 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.43
Pay rank
130th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,690.
- Taxes$1,814
- Rent$1,293
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$3,401
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,690
- Federal income tax
- −$13,986
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,779
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,925
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
Left over each month
$8,474 gross, minus $1,814 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.
$3,401
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Carson City?
$101,690 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 Carson City?
$3,401 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,293, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 213 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Carson City.