Mechanical engineer · Denver, CO
Mechanical engineer in Denver: $4,259/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Denver at $128,180 a year. About 4,530 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $74,880 and the 90th is $168,850. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,259 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, at $4,885 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,259
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,180
$74,880 to $168,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
4,530
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
8th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $128,180.
- Taxes$2,858
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$4,259
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,180
- Federal income tax
- −$19,497
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,806
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,998
- Take-home pay
- $93,880
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$4,259 left/mo
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $4,885/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Denver?
$128,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,530 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Denver?
$4,259 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, leaves $4,885 a month, more than Denver.