Mechanical engineer · Gadsden, AL
Mechanical engineer in Gadsden: $3,588/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Gadsden median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alabama median, $100,230 a year. BLS still counts about 40 mechanical engineer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. The 10th percentile is $72,110 and the 90th is $162,420. On the pay used here, Gadsden ranks 188th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,588 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 236 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,588
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,230
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
188th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,230.
- Taxes$2,263
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$3,588
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,230
- Federal income tax
- −$13,665
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,668
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,822
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,002
- Take-home pay
- $73,074
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$8,353 gross, minus $2,263 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$3,588
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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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Gadsden?
$100,230 a year. That figure is the Alabama median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Gadsden?
$3,588 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $546, and pay covers 15.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 236 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Gadsden.