Mechanical engineer · Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mechanical engineer in Coeur d'Alene: $2,197/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Coeur d'Alene at $87,690 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $64,990 and the 90th is $137,700. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,359/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,197 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 153 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,197
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,690
$64,990 to $137,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,359
$1,618 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
305th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $87,690.
- Taxes$1,815
- Rent$1,359
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$2,197
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,690
- Federal income tax
- −$10,906
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,708
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,162
- Take-home pay
- $65,913
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,359
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,296
Left over each month
$7,308 gross, minus $1,815 in tax and $3,296 in living costs.
$2,197
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Coeur d'Alene?
$87,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Coeur d'Alene?
$2,197 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,359, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 153 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Coeur d'Alene.