Mechanical engineer · Dothan, AL
Mechanical engineer in Dothan: $2,961/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Dothan at $93,750 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.38). The 10th percentile is $63,380 and the 90th is $142,790. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 $2,961 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 243 miles away, at $4,194 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,961
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,750
$63,380 to $142,790
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.38
Pay rank
268th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $93,750.
- Taxes$2,070
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,961
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,750
- Federal income tax
- −$12,239
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,172
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,498
- City / county wage tax
- −$938
- Take-home pay
- $68,904
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$7,813 gross, minus $2,070 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$2,961
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,194/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Dothan?
$93,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Dothan?
$2,961 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 $825, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 243 miles away, leaves $4,194 a month, more than Dothan.