Mechanical engineer · Dallas, TX
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Dallas: $3,561 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $104,500 in Dallas, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,263. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$3,561
Local pay (annual)
$104,500
$6,825 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,263
$1,504 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$1,883
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$2,001
- Left over$3,561
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,500
- Federal income tax
- −$14,604
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,994
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,902
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$8,708 gross, minus $1,883 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$3,561
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Dallas?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $104,500, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,263 is about $3,561 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Dallas tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Dallas is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
How does Dallas compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Dallas paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.