Mechanical engineer · Florence, SC
Mechanical engineer in Florence: $3,184/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Florence at $103,800 a year. About 130 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $65,380 and the 90th is $132,040. Pay ranks 107th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,184 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 134 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,184
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,800
$65,380 to $132,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
107th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $103,800.
- Taxes$2,270
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$3,184
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,800
- Federal income tax
- −$14,450
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,941
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,853
- Take-home pay
- $76,556
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$8,650 gross, minus $2,270 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$3,184
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Florence?
$103,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Florence?
$3,184 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 134 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Florence.