Mechanical engineer · Decatur, AL
Mechanical engineer in Decatur: $4,194/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Decatur at $115,750 a year. About 310 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.69). The 10th percentile is $78,560 and the 90th is $159,990. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($772/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,194 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Chattanooga is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,927 left over a month), and Decatur still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,194
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,750
$78,560 to $159,990
Rent (1 bd)
$772
$919 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 2.69
Pay rank
39th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $115,750.
- Taxes$2,724
- Rent$772
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$4,194
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,750
- Federal income tax
- −$17,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,855
- State income tax (AL)
- −$5,598
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,158
- Take-home pay
- $83,061
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $772
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,728
Left over each month
$9,646 gross, minus $2,724 in tax and $2,728 in living costs.
$4,194
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $3,927/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Decatur?
$115,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Decatur?
$4,194 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $772, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Decatur leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Chattanooga at $3,927 a month.