Mechanical engineer · Missoula, MT
Mechanical engineer in Missoula: $2,514/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Missoula at $89,730 a year. About 80 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $62,660 and the 90th is $127,140. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,514 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 241 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,514
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,730
$62,660 to $127,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
296th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $89,730.
- Taxes$1,867
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$2,514
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,730
- Federal income tax
- −$11,355
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,864
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,179
- Take-home pay
- $67,332
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$7,478 gross, minus $1,867 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$2,514
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Missoula?
$89,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Missoula?
$2,514 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 241 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Missoula.