Mechanical engineer · Kokomo, IN
Mechanical engineer in Kokomo: $3,754/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Kokomo at $105,410 a year. About 300 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.47). The 10th percentile is $81,960 and the 90th is $157,670. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($766/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,754 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 180 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,754
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,410
$81,960 to $157,670
Rent (1 bd)
$766
$912 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 4.47
Pay rank
88th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,410.
- Taxes$2,298
- Rent$766
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$3,754
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,410
- Federal income tax
- −$14,804
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,064
- State income tax (IN)
- −$3,132
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,581
- Take-home pay
- $77,828
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $766
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,732
Left over each month
$8,784 gross, minus $2,298 in tax and $2,732 in living costs.
$3,754
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 Kokomo?
$105,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Kokomo?
$3,754 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $766, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 180 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Kokomo.