Mechanical engineer · Odessa, TX
Mechanical engineer in Odessa: $4,184/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Odessa at $111,700 a year. About 120 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $75,910 and the 90th is $173,140. Pay ranks 41st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,184 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 36 miles away, at $4,888 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,184
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$111,700
$75,910 to $173,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
41st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $111,700.
- Taxes$2,061
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$4,184
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,700
- Federal income tax
- −$16,188
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,545
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $86,967
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$9,308 gross, minus $2,061 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$4,184
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,888/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Odessa?
$111,700 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 Odessa?
$4,184 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Midland, about 36 miles away, leaves $4,888 a month, more than Odessa.