Mechanical engineer · Gettysburg, PA
Mechanical engineer in Gettysburg: $3,096/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Gettysburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Pennsylvania median, $97,920 a year. Pennsylvania has about 13,550 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,770 and the 90th is $150,950. On the pay used here, Gettysburg ranks 242nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,096 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 233 miles away, at $3,995 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,096
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,920
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
242nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $97,920.
- Taxes$2,053
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$3,096
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,920
- Federal income tax
- −$13,156
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,491
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,006
- City / county wage tax
- −$979
- Take-home pay
- $73,287
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$8,160 gross, minus $2,053 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$3,096
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,995/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Gettysburg?
$97,920 a year. That figure is the Pennsylvania median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Gettysburg?
$3,096 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Parkersburg, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,995 a month, more than Gettysburg.