Mechanical engineer · Crestview, FL
Mechanical engineer in Crestview: $3,492/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Crestview at $106,560 a year. About 250 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $70,330 and the 90th is $162,520. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,490/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,492 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hammond, about 240 miles away, at $4,572 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,492
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,560
$70,330 to $162,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,490
$1,774 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
75th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $106,560.
- Taxes$1,934
- Rent$1,490
- Other living costs$1,964
- Left over$3,492
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,560
- Federal income tax
- −$15,057
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,152
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,351
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,490
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,454
Left over each month
$8,880 gross, minus $1,934 in tax and $3,454 in living costs.
$3,492
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hammond, $4,572/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Crestview?
$106,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Crestview?
$3,492 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,490, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hammond, about 240 miles away, leaves $4,572 a month, more than Crestview.