Mechanical engineer · Ocala, FL
Mechanical engineer in Ocala: $3,148/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Ocala at $96,520 a year. About 120 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $65,160 and the 90th is $131,180. Pay ranks 227th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,226/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,148 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 209 miles away, at $3,701 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,148
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,520
$65,160 to $131,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,226
$1,459 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
227th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $96,520.
- Taxes$1,686
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$3,148
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,520
- Federal income tax
- −$12,848
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,384
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,288
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,209
Left over each month
$8,043 gross, minus $1,686 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.
$3,148
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $3,701/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Ocala?
$96,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Ocala?
$3,148 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,226, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Albany, about 209 miles away, leaves $3,701 a month, more than Ocala.