Mechanical engineer · Dallas, TX
Mechanical engineer in Dallas: $3,657/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Dallas at $105,420 a year. About 5,600 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $76,530 and the 90th is $167,140. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,657 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 231 miles away, at $4,940 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,657
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,420
$76,530 to $167,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
5,600
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
87th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,420.
- Taxes$1,869
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$3,657
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,420
- Federal income tax
- −$14,362
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,065
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $82,993
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$3,657 left/mo
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $4,940/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Dallas?
$105,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,600 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Dallas?
$3,657 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Houston, about 231 miles away, leaves $4,940 a month, more than Dallas.