Mechanical engineer · Fargo, ND
Mechanical engineer in Fargo: $3,066/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Fargo at $86,330 a year. About 290 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $63,920 and the 90th is $135,940. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($885/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,066 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 234 miles away, at $3,489 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,066
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,330
$63,920 to $135,940
Rent (1 bd)
$885
$1,054 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
306th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $86,330.
- Taxes$1,472
- Rent$885
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$3,066
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,330
- Federal income tax
- −$10,607
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,604
- State income tax (ND)
- −$453
- Take-home pay
- $68,666
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $885
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $505
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,656
Left over each month
$7,194 gross, minus $1,472 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.
$3,066
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $3,489/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Fargo?
$86,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Fargo?
$3,066 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 234 miles away, leaves $3,489 a month, more than Fargo.