Mechanical engineer · Goldsboro, NC
Mechanical engineer in Goldsboro: $3,368/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Goldsboro at $101,800 a year. About 30 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $65,470 and the 90th is $120,450. Pay ranks 129th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,368 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Myrtle Beach, about 114 miles away, at $3,972 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,368
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,800
$65,470 to $120,450
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
129th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,800.
- Taxes$2,132
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$3,368
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,800
- Federal income tax
- −$14,010
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,788
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,785
- Take-home pay
- $76,218
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$8,483 gross, minus $2,132 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$3,368
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Myrtle Beach, $3,972/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Goldsboro?
$101,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Goldsboro?
$3,368 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Myrtle Beach, about 114 miles away, leaves $3,972 a month, more than Goldsboro.