Mechanical engineer · Huntsville, AL
Mechanical engineer in Huntsville: $3,351/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Huntsville at $102,450 a year. About 2,150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.23). The 10th percentile is $79,940 and the 90th is $167,510. Pay ranks 118th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,351 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 29 miles away, at $4,194 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,351
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,450
$79,940 to $167,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,050
$1,250 (2 bd)
Employment
2,150
Location quotient 4.23
Pay rank
118th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $102,450.
- Taxes$2,244
- Rent$1,050
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$3,351
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,450
- Federal income tax
- −$14,153
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,837
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,933
- Take-home pay
- $75,527
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,050
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,943
Left over each month
$8,538 gross, minus $2,244 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.
$3,351
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,194/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Huntsville?
$102,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Huntsville?
$3,351 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 29 miles away, leaves $4,194 a month, more than Huntsville.