Mechanical engineer · Norwich, CT
Mechanical engineer in Norwich: $2,763/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Norwich median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Connecticut median, $105,090 a year. Connecticut has about 4,600 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,340 and the 90th is $157,980. On the pay used here, Norwich ranks 102nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,618/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,763 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 84 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,763
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,090
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,618
$1,926 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
102nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,090.
- Taxes$2,319
- Rent$1,618
- Other living costs$2,057
- Left over$2,763
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,090
- Federal income tax
- −$14,734
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,039
- State income tax (CT)
- −$5,055
- Take-home pay
- $77,261
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,618
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,675
Left over each month
$8,758 gross, minus $2,319 in tax and $3,675 in living costs.
$2,763
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Norwich?
$105,090 a year. That figure is the Connecticut median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Norwich?
$2,763 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,618, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 84 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Norwich.