Mechanical engineer · Hot Springs, AR

Mechanical engineer in Hot Springs: $2,490/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Hot Springs median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Arkansas median, $80,180 a year. Arkansas has about 1,410 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $57,650 and the 90th is $131,840. On the pay used here, Hot Springs ranks 374th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,490 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Alexandria, about 227 miles away, at $4,790 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,490

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,180

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$811

$965 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

374th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

8.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $80,180.

Taxes$1,525
Rent$811
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$2,490

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,180
Federal income tax: −$9,254
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,134
State income tax (AR): −$2,914
Take-home pay: $61,878
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $811
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,667

Left over each month

$6,682 gross, minus $1,525 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.

$2,490

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Alexandria, $4,790/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Hot Springs?

$80,180 a year. That figure is the Arkansas 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 Hot Springs?

$2,490 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Alexandria, about 227 miles away, leaves $4,790 a month, more than Hot Springs.