Mechanical engineer · Columbus, GA
Mechanical engineer in Columbus: $2,694/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Columbus at $91,430 a year. About 80 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $65,080 and the 90th is $139,330. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,694 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 181 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,694
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,430
$65,080 to $139,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
283rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $91,430.
- Taxes$1,904
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$2,694
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,430
- Federal income tax
- −$11,729
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,994
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,122
- Take-home pay
- $68,585
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$7,619 gross, minus $1,904 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$2,694
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Columbus?
$91,430 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 Columbus?
$2,694 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 181 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Columbus.