Mechanical engineer · Lubbock, TX
Mechanical engineer in Lubbock: $3,346/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Lubbock at $91,110 a year. About 130 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $65,160 and the 90th is $137,710. Pay ranks 287th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,346 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 95 miles away, at $4,888 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,346
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,110
$65,160 to $137,710
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
287th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $91,110.
- Taxes$1,552
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$3,346
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,110
- Federal income tax
- −$11,658
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,970
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $72,482
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$7,593 gross, minus $1,552 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$3,346
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,888/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lubbock?
$91,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lubbock?
$3,346 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Midland, about 95 miles away, leaves $4,888 a month, more than Lubbock.