Mechanical engineer · Chattanooga, TN
Mechanical engineer in Chattanooga: $3,927/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Chattanooga at $106,660 a year. About 510 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $75,880 and the 90th is $157,030. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,927 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 222 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,927
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,660
$75,880 to $157,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
73rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $106,660.
- Taxes$1,937
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$3,927
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,660
- Federal income tax
- −$15,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,159
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,421
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$8,888 gross, minus $1,937 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$3,927
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Chattanooga?
$106,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Chattanooga?
$3,927 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 222 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Chattanooga.