Mechanical engineer · Oshkosh, WI
Mechanical engineer in Oshkosh: $2,376/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Oshkosh at $82,800 a year. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $62,390 and the 90th is $124,970. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,376 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 232 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,376
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,800
$62,390 to $124,970
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.82
Pay rank
326th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $82,800.
- Taxes$1,621
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,376
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,800
- Federal income tax
- −$9,830
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,334
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,291
- Take-home pay
- $63,345
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$6,900 gross, minus $1,621 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$2,376
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 Oshkosh?
$82,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Oshkosh?
$2,376 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 232 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Oshkosh.