Mechanical engineer · Paducah, KY
Mechanical engineer in Paducah: $3,019/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Paducah at $94,060 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $61,420 and the 90th is $151,490. Pay ranks 261st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,019 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 211 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,019
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,060
$61,420 to $151,490
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
261st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $94,060.
- Taxes$2,045
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$3,019
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,060
- Federal income tax
- −$12,307
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,196
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,632
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,411
- Take-home pay
- $69,515
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$7,838 gross, minus $2,045 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$3,019
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Paducah?
$94,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Paducah?
$3,019 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 211 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Paducah.