Mechanical engineer · Oxnard, CA
Mechanical engineer in Oxnard: $2,557/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Oxnard at $117,380 a year. About 950 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $81,190 and the 90th is $162,200. Pay ranks 36th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,557 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 235 miles away, at $4,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,557
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,380
$81,190 to $162,200
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 1.53
Pay rank
36th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $117,380.
- Taxes$2,780
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$2,557
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,380
- Federal income tax
- −$17,438
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,980
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,943
- Take-home pay
- $84,019
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$9,782 gross, minus $2,780 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$2,557
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Oxnard?
$117,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Oxnard?
$2,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
El Centro, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,434 a month, more than Oxnard.