Mechanical engineer · Houma, LA
Mechanical engineer in Houma: $2,444/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Houma at $82,900 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $68,420 and the 90th is $152,170. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,068/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,444 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 83 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,444
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,900
$68,420 to $152,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
325th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $82,900.
- Taxes$1,525
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$2,444
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,900
- Federal income tax
- −$9,852
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,342
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,112
- Take-home pay
- $64,594
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,068
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,939
Left over each month
$6,908 gross, minus $1,525 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$2,444
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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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Houma?
$82,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Houma?
$2,444 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 83 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Houma.