Mechanical engineer · Lansing, MI
Mechanical engineer in Lansing: $3,230/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Lansing at $98,550 a year. About 650 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.58). The 10th percentile is $67,110 and the 90th is $156,210. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,230 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 50 miles away, at $4,355 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,230
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,550
$67,110 to $156,210
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 1.58
Pay rank
198th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,550.
- Taxes$2,147
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$3,230
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,550
- Federal income tax
- −$13,295
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,539
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,950
- City / county wage tax
- −$986
- Take-home pay
- $72,780
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$8,213 gross, minus $2,147 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$3,230
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $4,355/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lansing?
$98,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lansing?
$3,230 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $980, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 50 miles away, leaves $4,355 a month, more than Lansing.