Mechanical engineer · Omaha, NE

Mechanical engineer in Omaha: $2,863/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Omaha at $93,180 a year. About 490 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $59,800 and the 90th is $135,200. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,863 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 130 miles away, at $3,738 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,863

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,180

$59,800 to $135,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,297 (2 bd)

Employment

490

Location quotient 0.52

Pay rank

275th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $93,180.

Taxes$1,934
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$2,863

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,180
Federal income tax: −$12,114
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,128
State income tax (NE): −$3,966
Take-home pay: $69,972
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,968

Left over each month

$7,765 gross, minus $1,934 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.

$2,863

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,738/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Omaha?

$93,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Omaha?

$2,863 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Ames, about 130 miles away, leaves $3,738 a month, more than Omaha.