Mechanical engineer · Montgomery, AL
Mechanical engineer in Montgomery: $2,709/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Montgomery at $94,570 a year. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $65,290 and the 90th is $126,600. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,121/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 $2,709 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 249 miles away, at $4,344 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,709
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,570
$65,290 to $126,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,121
$1,335 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
255th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $94,570.
- Taxes$2,095
- Rent$1,121
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,709
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,570
- Federal income tax
- −$12,419
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,235
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,539
- City / county wage tax
- −$946
- Take-home pay
- $69,432
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,121
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$7,881 gross, minus $2,095 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$2,709
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,344/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Montgomery?
$94,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Montgomery?
$2,709 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 $1,121, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Slidell, about 249 miles away, leaves $4,344 a month, more than Montgomery.