Mechanical engineer · Parkersburg, WV
Mechanical engineer in Parkersburg: $3,995/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Parkersburg at $109,370 a year. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $78,110 and the 90th is $139,810. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,995 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 237 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,995
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,370
$78,110 to $139,810
Rent (1 bd)
$744
$886 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
52nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $109,370.
- Taxes$2,373
- Rent$744
- Other living costs$2,002
- Left over$3,995
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,370
- Federal income tax
- −$15,675
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,367
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,433
- Take-home pay
- $80,895
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $744
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,746
Left over each month
$9,114 gross, minus $2,373 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.
$3,995
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 Parkersburg?
$109,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Parkersburg?
$3,995 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 12.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Columbus, about 237 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Parkersburg.