Mechanical engineer · Fresno, CA
Mechanical engineer in Fresno: $2,493/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Fresno at $98,740 a year. About 260 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 $63,440 and the 90th is $163,130. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,493 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 56 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,493
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,740
$63,440 to $163,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
189th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,740.
- Taxes$2,175
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,493
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,740
- Federal income tax
- −$13,337
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,554
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,210
- Take-home pay
- $72,640
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$8,228 gross, minus $2,175 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$2,493
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Fresno?
$98,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Fresno?
$2,493 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 56 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Fresno.