Mechanical engineer · Clarksville, TN
Mechanical engineer in Clarksville: $3,247/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Clarksville at $92,940 a year. About 150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $47,830 and the 90th is $130,210. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,247 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 197 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,247
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,940
$47,830 to $130,210
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
277th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $92,940.
- Taxes$1,598
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$3,247
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,940
- Federal income tax
- −$12,061
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,110
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $73,769
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$7,745 gross, minus $1,598 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$3,247
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 Clarksville?
$92,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Clarksville?
$3,247 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 197 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Clarksville.