Mechanical engineer · Medford, OR
Mechanical engineer in Medford: $2,176/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Medford at $94,030 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $75,040 and the 90th is $151,260. Pay ranks 262nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,176 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 198 miles away, at $3,246 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,176
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,030
$75,040 to $151,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
262nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $94,030.
- Taxes$2,265
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$2,176
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,030
- Federal income tax
- −$12,301
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,193
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,686
- Take-home pay
- $66,850
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$7,836 gross, minus $2,265 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$2,176
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $3,246/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Medford?
$94,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Medford?
$2,176 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Chico, about 198 miles away, leaves $3,246 a month, more than Medford.