Mechanical engineer · Louisville, KY

Mechanical engineer in Louisville: $3,092/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Louisville at $99,290 a year. About 1,320 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $65,240 and the 90th is $149,940. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,092 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 69 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,092

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,290

$65,240 to $149,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

1,320

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

178th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $99,290.

Taxes$2,257
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$3,092

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,290
Federal income tax: −$13,458
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,596
State income tax (KY): −$3,841
City / county wage tax: −$2,184
Take-home pay: $72,211
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$8,274 gross, minus $2,257 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$3,092

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 Louisville?

$99,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,320 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,092 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Columbus, about 69 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Louisville.