Mechanical engineer · Chicago, IL
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Chicago: $2,870 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $107,500 in Chicago, IL, after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,870
Local pay (annual)
$107,500
$6,569 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,828
$2,176 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,389
- Rent$1,828
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$2,870
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,500
- Federal income tax
- −$15,264
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,224
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,184
- Take-home pay
- $78,828
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,828
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,699
Left over each month
$8,958 gross, minus $2,389 in tax and $3,699 in living costs.
$2,870
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Chicago?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $107,500, leftover after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828 is about $2,870 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Chicago tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Chicago is in Illinois, which taxes wage income.
How does Chicago compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Chicago paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.