Mechanical engineer · Huntington, WV
Mechanical engineer in Huntington: $3,184/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Huntington at $95,850 a year. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $61,150 and the 90th is $131,610. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,184 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 188 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,184
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,850
$61,150 to $131,610
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
234th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $95,850.
- Taxes$1,985
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$3,184
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,850
- Federal income tax
- −$12,701
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,333
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,781
- Take-home pay
- $72,035
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$7,988 gross, minus $1,985 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
$3,184
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Huntington?
$95,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Huntington?
$3,184 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 188 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Huntington.