Mechanical engineer · Napa, CA
Mechanical engineer in Napa: $2,446/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Napa at $112,670 a year. About 30 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.21). The 10th percentile is $77,900 and the 90th is $163,700. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,446 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 218 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,446
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,670
$77,900 to $163,700
Rent (1 bd)
$2,165
$2,577 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.21
Pay rank
40th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $112,670.
- Taxes$2,627
- Rent$2,165
- Other living costs$2,151
- Left over$2,446
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,670
- Federal income tax
- −$16,401
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,619
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,505
- Take-home pay
- $81,144
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,165
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,316
Left over each month
$9,389 gross, minus $2,627 in tax and $4,316 in living costs.
$2,446
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 Napa?
$112,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Napa?
$2,446 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,165, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 218 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Napa.