Mechanical engineer · Colorado Springs, CO
Mechanical engineer in Colorado Springs: $3,459/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Colorado Springs at $109,370 a year. About 500 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $76,700 and the 90th is $164,820. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,459 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Fe, about 241 miles away, at $5,954 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,459
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,370
$76,700 to $164,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,298
$1,545 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
52nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $109,370.
- Taxes$2,351
- Rent$1,298
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$3,459
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,370
- Federal income tax
- −$15,675
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,367
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,170
- Take-home pay
- $81,158
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,298
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,304
Left over each month
$9,114 gross, minus $2,351 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.
$3,459
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $5,954/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Colorado Springs?
$109,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Colorado Springs?
$3,459 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Santa Fe, about 241 miles away, leaves $5,954 a month, more than Colorado Springs.