Mechanical engineer · Detroit, MI
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Detroit: $2,951 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $100,500 in Detroit, MI, after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,951
Local pay (annual)
$100,500
$6,054 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,194
$1,422 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,321
- Rent$1,194
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$2,951
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,500
- Federal income tax
- −$13,724
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,688
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,033
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,412
- Take-home pay
- $72,643
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,194
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$8,375 gross, minus $2,321 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$2,951
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Detroit?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $100,500, leftover after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194 is about $2,951 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Detroit tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Detroit is in Michigan, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.40%.
How does Detroit compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Detroit paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.