Mechanical engineer · Panama City, FL
Mechanical engineer in Panama City: $3,397/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Panama City at $102,610 a year. About 410 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.38). The 10th percentile is $71,930 and the 90th is $136,990. Pay ranks 116th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,397 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 246 miles away, at $4,326 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,397
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,610
$71,930 to $136,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 2.38
Pay rank
116th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $102,610.
- Taxes$1,836
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$3,397
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,610
- Federal income tax
- −$14,188
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,850
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,572
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$8,551 gross, minus $1,836 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$3,397
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Orleans, $4,326/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Panama City?
$102,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Panama City?
$3,397 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
New Orleans, about 246 miles away, leaves $4,326 a month, more than Panama City.