Mechanical engineer · Milwaukee, WI
Mechanical engineer in Milwaukee: $2,986/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Milwaukee at $98,730 a year. About 2,200 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.41). The 10th percentile is $65,390 and the 90th is $132,600. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 170 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,986
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,730
$65,390 to $132,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
2,200
Location quotient 1.41
Pay rank
191st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,730.
- Taxes$2,085
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$2,986
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,730
- Federal income tax
- −$13,335
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,553
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,135
- Take-home pay
- $73,708
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$8,228 gross, minus $2,085 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$2,986
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Milwaukee?
$98,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,200 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Milwaukee?
$2,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 170 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Milwaukee.