Mechanical engineer · Lexington, KY

Mechanical engineer in Lexington: $3,276/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Lexington at $103,820 a year. About 900 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.65). The 10th percentile is $68,490 and the 90th is $139,810. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,276 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 110 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,276

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,820

$68,490 to $139,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,135

$1,351 (2 bd)

Employment

900

Location quotient 1.65

Pay rank

106th 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 $103,820.

Taxes$2,331
Rent$1,135
Other living costs$1,909
Left over$3,276

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,820
Federal income tax: −$14,454
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,942
State income tax (KY): −$4,022
City / county wage tax: −$1,557
Take-home pay: $75,844
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,135
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,044

Left over each month

$8,652 gross, minus $2,331 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.

$3,276

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $4,689/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Lexington?

$103,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 900 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lexington?

$3,276 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Columbus, about 110 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Lexington.