Mechanical engineer · New Orleans, LA
Mechanical engineer in New Orleans: $4,326/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in New Orleans at $117,990 a year. About 530 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $75,340 and the 90th is $170,810. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,326 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,326
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,990
$75,340 to $170,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
34th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $117,990.
- Taxes$2,480
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$4,326
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,990
- Federal income tax
- −$17,572
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,026
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,165
- Take-home pay
- $88,227
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$9,833 gross, minus $2,480 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$4,326
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 New Orleans?
$117,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in New Orleans?
$4,326 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than New Orleans.