Mechanical engineer · Flagstaff, AZ
Mechanical engineer in Flagstaff: $2,736/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Flagstaff at $98,150 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $60,440 and the 90th is $155,690. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,736 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 197 miles away, at $6,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,736
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,150
$60,440 to $155,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,643
$1,956 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
203rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,150.
- Taxes$1,900
- Rent$1,643
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$2,736
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,150
- Federal income tax
- −$13,207
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,508
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,089
- Take-home pay
- $75,346
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,643
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,543
Left over each month
$8,179 gross, minus $1,900 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.
$2,736
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $6,462/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Flagstaff?
$98,150 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 Flagstaff?
$2,736 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Farmington, about 197 miles away, leaves $6,462 a month, more than Flagstaff.