Mechanical engineer · Casper, WY
Mechanical engineer in Casper: $3,520/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Casper at $101,010 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $70,810 and the 90th is $151,810. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,520 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 159 miles away, at $4,842 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,520
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,010
$70,810 to $151,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
145th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,010.
- Taxes$1,797
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$3,520
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,010
- Federal income tax
- −$13,836
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,727
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,447
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,101
Left over each month
$8,418 gross, minus $1,797 in tax and $3,101 in living costs.
$3,520
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $4,842/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Casper?
$101,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Casper?
$3,520 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Cheyenne, about 159 miles away, leaves $4,842 a month, more than Casper.