Mechanical engineer · Lawton, OK
Mechanical engineer in Lawton: $3,675/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Lawton median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Oklahoma median, $101,850 a year. Oklahoma has about 2,270 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $70,070 and the 90th is $136,110. On the pay used here, Lawton ranks 145th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,675 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tyler, about 235 miles away, at $4,044 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,675
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,850
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
145th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,850.
- Taxes$2,180
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,821
- Left over$3,675
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,850
- Federal income tax
- −$14,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,792
- State income tax (OK)
- −$4,348
- Take-home pay
- $75,690
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $359
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $404
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $314
- Total spending
- $2,632
Left over each month
$8,488 gross, minus $2,180 in tax and $2,632 in living costs.
$3,675
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tyler, $4,044/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lawton?
$101,850 a year. That figure is the Oklahoma median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lawton?
$3,675 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Tyler, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,044 a month, more than Lawton.