Mechanical engineer · Helena, MT
Mechanical engineer in Helena: $2,676/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Helena median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Montana median, $94,190 a year. Montana has about 500 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,820 and the 90th is $133,270. On the pay used here, Helena ranks 294th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,676 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 175 miles away, at $3,520 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,676
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,190
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
294th 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 $94,190.
- Taxes$1,999
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$2,676
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,190
- Federal income tax
- −$12,336
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,206
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,443
- Take-home pay
- $70,206
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$7,849 gross, minus $1,999 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$2,676
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $3,520/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Helena?
$94,190 a year. That figure is the Montana 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 Helena?
$2,676 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Billings, about 175 miles away, leaves $3,520 a month, more than Helena.