Mechanical engineer · Mobile, AL

Mechanical engineer in Mobile: $3,445/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Mobile at $105,670 a year. About 510 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $74,680 and the 90th is $168,840. Pay ranks 84th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,445 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 175 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,445

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$105,670

$74,680 to $168,840

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,171 (2 bd)

Employment

510

Location quotient 1.54

Pay rank

84th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,670.

Taxes$2,425
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$3,445

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $105,670
Federal income tax: −$14,861
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,084
State income tax (AL): −$5,094
City / county wage tax: −$1,057
Take-home pay: $76,575
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,936

Left over each month

$8,806 gross, minus $2,425 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.

$3,445

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $5,378/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Mobile?

$105,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Mobile?

$3,445 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Baton Rouge, about 175 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Mobile.