Mechanical engineer · Cheyenne, WY
Mechanical engineer in Cheyenne: $4,842/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Cheyenne at $122,500 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $73,180 and the 90th is $152,220. Pay ranks 23rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,842 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Denver is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,219 left over a month), and Cheyenne still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,842
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,500
$73,180 to $152,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
23rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $122,500.
- Taxes$2,335
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$4,842
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,500
- Federal income tax
- −$18,647
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,371
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,482
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$10,208 gross, minus $2,335 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$4,842
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $4,219/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Cheyenne?
$122,500 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 Cheyenne?
$4,842 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Cheyenne leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Denver at $4,219 a month.