Mechanical engineer · Manchester, NH
Mechanical engineer in Manchester: $3,201/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Manchester at $108,360 a year. About 1,080 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.84). The 10th percentile is $76,600 and the 90th is $167,350. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,796/mo). New Hampshire has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,201 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 85 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,201
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,360
$76,600 to $167,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,796
$2,138 (2 bd)
Employment
1,080
Location quotient 2.84
Pay rank
62nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $108,360.
- Taxes$1,979
- Rent$1,796
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$3,201
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,360
- Federal income tax
- −$15,453
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,290
- State income tax (NH)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $84,617
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,796
- Groceries
- $415
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $467
- Utilities and internet
- $259
- Everything else
- $363
- Total spending
- $3,850
Left over each month
$9,030 gross, minus $1,979 in tax and $3,850 in living costs.
$3,201
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Manchester?
$108,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Manchester?
$3,201 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Hampshire has no state income tax Rent is $1,796, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 85 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Manchester.