Mechanical engineer · Columbus, IN
Mechanical engineer in Columbus: $4,689/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Columbus at $127,700 a year. About 1,000 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 10.52). The 10th percentile is $86,480 and the 90th is $162,370. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,689 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 220 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,689
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,700
$86,480 to $162,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 10.52
Pay rank
9th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $127,700.
- Taxes$2,948
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$4,689
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,700
- Federal income tax
- −$19,895
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,769
- State income tax (IN)
- −$3,801
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,916
- Take-home pay
- $92,319
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$10,642 gross, minus $2,948 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$4,689
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 Columbus?
$127,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Columbus?
$4,689 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 220 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Columbus.