Mechanical engineer · Jonesboro, AR
Mechanical engineer in Jonesboro: $2,270/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Jonesboro at $76,690 a year. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $64,890 and the 90th is $100,660. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,270 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 217 miles away, at $4,194 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,270
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,690
$64,890 to $100,660
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
342nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $76,690.
- Taxes$1,428
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$2,270
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,690
- Federal income tax
- −$8,486
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,867
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,778
- Take-home pay
- $59,559
- Effective tax rate
- 22.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$6,391 gross, minus $1,428 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$2,270
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 Jonesboro?
$76,690 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 Jonesboro?
$2,270 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 217 miles away, leaves $4,194 a month, more than Jonesboro.