Mechanical engineer · Modesto, CA
Mechanical engineer in Modesto: $2,667/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Modesto at $104,990 a year. About 120 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $67,720 and the 90th is $162,820. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,667 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 122 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,667
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,990
$67,720 to $162,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
92nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $104,990.
- Taxes$2,378
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$2,667
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,990
- Federal income tax
- −$14,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,032
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,791
- Take-home pay
- $76,455
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$8,749 gross, minus $2,378 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$2,667
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Modesto?
$104,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Modesto?
$2,667 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 122 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Modesto.