Mechanical engineer · Charleston, WV
Mechanical engineer in Charleston: $3,123/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Charleston at $98,050 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $62,780 and the 90th is $155,880. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,123 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 246 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,123
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,050
$62,780 to $155,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
205th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,050.
- Taxes$2,048
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$3,123
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,050
- Federal income tax
- −$13,185
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,501
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,888
- Take-home pay
- $73,477
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$8,171 gross, minus $2,048 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$3,123
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Charleston?
$98,050 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 Charleston?
$3,123 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 246 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Charleston.