Mechanical engineer · Grand Island, NE

Mechanical engineer in Grand Island: $2,657/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Grand Island median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Nebraska median, $88,060 a year. Nebraska has about 950 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $61,860 and the 90th is $136,870. On the pay used here, Grand Island ranks 342nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,657 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, at $3,641 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,657

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,060

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

342nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

6.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $88,060.

Taxes$1,785
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$2,657

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,060
Federal income tax: −$10,987
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,737
State income tax (NE): −$3,700
Take-home pay: $66,636
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$7,338 gross, minus $1,785 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$2,657

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $3,641/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Grand Island?

$88,060 a year. That figure is the Nebraska 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 Grand Island?

$2,657 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, leaves $3,641 a month, more than Grand Island.