Mechanical engineer · Harrisonburg, VA
Mechanical engineer in Harrisonburg: $3,005/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Harrisonburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Virginia median, $104,180 a year. Virginia has about 7,470 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,840 and the 90th is $160,770. On the pay used here, Harrisonburg ranks 115th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,395/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,005 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 146 miles away, at $3,995 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,005
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,180
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,395
$1,661 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
115th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $104,180.
- Taxes$2,312
- Rent$1,395
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$3,005
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,180
- Federal income tax
- −$14,534
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,970
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,244
- Take-home pay
- $76,433
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,395
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,364
Left over each month
$8,682 gross, minus $2,312 in tax and $3,364 in living costs.
$3,005
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 Harrisonburg?
$104,180 a year. That figure is the Virginia 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 Harrisonburg?
$3,005 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,395, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Parkersburg, about 146 miles away, leaves $3,995 a month, more than Harrisonburg.