Mechanical engineer · Manhattan, KS
Mechanical engineer in Manhattan: $2,615/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Manhattan at $83,200 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $63,140 and the 90th is $139,340. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,615 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 209 miles away, at $3,819 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,615
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,200
$63,140 to $139,340
Rent (1 bd)
$855
$1,018 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
324th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $83,200.
- Taxes$1,720
- Rent$855
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$2,615
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,200
- Federal income tax
- −$9,918
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,365
- State income tax (KS)
- −$4,354
- Take-home pay
- $62,563
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $855
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $465
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,599
Left over each month
$6,933 gross, minus $1,720 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.
$2,615
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $3,819/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Manhattan?
$83,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Manhattan?
$2,615 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Tulsa, about 209 miles away, leaves $3,819 a month, more than Manhattan.