Mechanical engineer · Lynchburg, VA
Mechanical engineer in Lynchburg: $2,942/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Lynchburg at $94,630 a year. About 200 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $66,070 and the 90th is $134,650. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,942 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 173 miles away, at $3,995 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,942
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,630
$66,070 to $134,650
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
253rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $94,630.
- Taxes$2,031
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$2,942
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,630
- Federal income tax
- −$12,433
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,239
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,695
- Take-home pay
- $70,263
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$7,886 gross, minus $2,031 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$2,942
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,995/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lynchburg?
$94,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lynchburg?
$2,942 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Parkersburg, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,995 a month, more than Lynchburg.