Mechanical engineer · Kankakee, IL
Mechanical engineer in Kankakee: $2,182/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Kankakee at $81,840 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $56,130 and the 90th is $130,190. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,182 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 90 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,182
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,840
$56,130 to $130,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
329th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $81,840.
- Taxes$1,649
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$2,182
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,840
- Federal income tax
- −$9,619
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,261
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,914
- Take-home pay
- $62,047
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$6,820 gross, minus $1,649 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$2,182
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Kankakee?
$81,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Kankakee?
$2,182 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 90 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Kankakee.