Mechanical engineer · Columbia, MO
Mechanical engineer in Columbia: $2,482/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Columbia at $82,200 a year. About 80 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 $61,330 and the 90th is $122,540. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,482 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 205 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,482
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,200
$61,330 to $122,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
328th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $82,200.
- Taxes$1,577
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$2,482
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,200
- Federal income tax
- −$9,698
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,288
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,937
- Take-home pay
- $63,277
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$6,850 gross, minus $1,577 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$2,482
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Columbia?
$82,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Columbia?
$2,482 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 205 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Columbia.