Mechanical engineer · Niles, MI
Mechanical engineer in Niles: $3,570/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Niles at $106,320 a year. About 550 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.84). The 10th percentile is $76,750 and the 90th is $135,590. Pay ranks 79th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,570 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 160 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,570
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,320
$76,750 to $135,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 4.84
Pay rank
79th 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 $106,320.
- Taxes$2,373
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$3,570
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,320
- Federal income tax
- −$15,004
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,133
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,281
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,063
- Take-home pay
- $77,838
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$8,860 gross, minus $2,373 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$3,570
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Niles?
$106,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Niles?
$3,570 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,000, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 160 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Niles.