Mechanical engineer · Hanford, CA
Mechanical engineer in Hanford: $4,293/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Hanford median for this job. The paycheck used here is the California median, $130,900 a year. California has about 30,530 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $82,070 and the 90th is $203,620. On the pay used here, Hanford ranks 9th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,125/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,293 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, San Francisco is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,119 left over a month), and Hanford still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,293
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,900
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,125
$1,339 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
9th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $130,900.
- Taxes$3,240
- Rent$1,125
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$4,293
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,900
- Federal income tax
- −$20,663
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,014
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,201
- Take-home pay
- $92,022
- Effective tax rate
- 29.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,125
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,376
Left over each month
$10,908 gross, minus $3,240 in tax and $3,376 in living costs.
$4,293
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $4,119/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Hanford?
$130,900 a year. That figure is the California 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 Hanford?
$4,293 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,125, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is San Francisco at $4,119 a month.