Mechanical engineer · College Station, TX

Mechanical engineer in College Station: $2,760/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in College Station at $83,760 a year. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $53,710 and the 90th is $134,260. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,760 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 144 miles away, at $5,027 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,760

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,760

$53,710 to $134,260

Rent (1 bd)

$1,016

$1,209 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.41

Pay rank

318th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $83,760.

Taxes$1,371
Rent$1,016
Other living costs$1,833
Left over$2,760

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,760
Federal income tax: −$10,041
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,408
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $67,311
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,016
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,849

Left over each month

$6,980 gross, minus $1,371 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.

$2,760

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,027/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in College Station?

$83,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in College Station?

$2,760 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Beaumont, about 144 miles away, leaves $5,027 a month, more than College Station.