Mechanical engineer · Fairbanks, AK
Mechanical engineer in Fairbanks: $4,198/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Fairbanks at $122,760 a year. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $68,080 and the 90th is $174,320. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,198 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Anchorage is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,139 left over a month), and Fairbanks still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,198
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,760
$68,080 to $174,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
22nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $122,760.
- Taxes$2,342
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$4,198
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,760
- Federal income tax
- −$18,709
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,391
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,659
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$10,230 gross, minus $2,342 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$4,198
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $4,139/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Fairbanks?
$122,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Fairbanks?
$4,198 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Fairbanks leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Anchorage at $4,139 a month.