Mechanical engineer · Lincoln, NE
Mechanical engineer in Lincoln: $3,462/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Lincoln at $100,360 a year. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $67,970 and the 90th is $170,470. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,462 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 185 miles away, at $3,738 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,462
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,360
$67,970 to $170,470
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
157th 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 $100,360.
- Taxes$2,143
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$3,462
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,360
- Federal income tax
- −$13,693
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,678
- State income tax (NE)
- −$4,340
- Take-home pay
- $74,650
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$8,363 gross, minus $2,143 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$3,462
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,738/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lincoln?
$100,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lincoln?
$3,462 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Ames, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,738 a month, more than Lincoln.