Mechanical engineer · Grand Junction, CO
Mechanical engineer in Grand Junction: $3,352/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Grand Junction at $105,210 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $63,590 and the 90th is $133,090. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,352 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 172 miles away, at $6,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,352
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,210
$63,590 to $133,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
89th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,210.
- Taxes$2,233
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,931
- Left over$3,352
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,210
- Federal income tax
- −$14,760
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,049
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,987
- Take-home pay
- $78,414
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,183
Left over each month
$8,768 gross, minus $2,233 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.
$3,352
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $6,462/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Grand Junction?
$105,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Grand Junction?
$3,352 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Farmington, about 172 miles away, leaves $6,462 a month, more than Grand Junction.