Mechanical engineer · Columbus, OH

Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Columbus: $3,107 left over a month

A local mechanical engineer wage of about $99,500 in Columbus, OH, after Ohio tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,174. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$3,107

Local pay (annual)

$99,500

$6,156 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,174

$1,398 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.

  • Taxes$2,135
  • Rent$1,174
  • Other living costs$1,875
  • Left over$3,107

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$99,500
Federal income tax
−$13,504
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,612
State income tax (OH)
−$2,020
City / county wage tax
−$2,488
Take-home pay
$73,877
Effective tax rate
25.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,174
Groceries
$372
Getting around
$526
Healthcare
$419
Utilities and internet
$233
Everything else
$326
Total spending
$3,049

Left over each month

$8,292 gross, minus $2,135 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.

$3,107

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job, local wages, leftover after each city's tax and rent.

Open rankings →

Mechanical engineer leftover in other cities

Other jobs in Columbus

Columbus paycheck page →

Questions

What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Columbus?

On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $99,500, leftover after Ohio tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,174 is about $3,107 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Columbus tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?

Columbus is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.50%.

How does Columbus compare for a mechanical engineer?

Open the Columbus paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.