Mechanical engineer · Memphis, TN
Mechanical engineer in Memphis: $3,889/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Memphis at $104,110 a year. About 390 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $70,630 and the 90th is $150,400. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,889 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 159 miles away, at $4,194 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,889
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,110
$70,630 to $150,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
104th 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 $104,110.
- Taxes$1,874
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$3,889
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,110
- Federal income tax
- −$14,518
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,964
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,627
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$8,676 gross, minus $1,874 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$3,889
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $4,194/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Memphis?
$104,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Memphis?
$3,889 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 159 miles away, leaves $4,194 a month, more than Memphis.