Mechanical engineer · Hattiesburg, MS
Mechanical engineer in Hattiesburg: $1,935/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Hattiesburg at $76,770 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th is $129,290. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,935 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,935
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,770
$61,370 to $129,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
341st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $76,770.
- Taxes$1,471
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$1,935
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,770
- Federal income tax
- −$8,503
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,873
- State income tax (MS)
- −$3,277
- Take-home pay
- $59,117
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$6,398 gross, minus $1,471 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,935
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $5,378/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Hattiesburg?
$76,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Hattiesburg?
$1,935 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Hattiesburg.