Mechanical engineer · Pensacola, FL
Mechanical engineer in Pensacola: $3,338/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Pensacola at $100,700 a year. About 250 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $66,060 and the 90th is $146,040. Pay ranks 152nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,338 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 236 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,338
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,700
$66,060 to $146,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
152nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,700.
- Taxes$1,789
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$3,338
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,700
- Federal income tax
- −$13,768
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,704
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,228
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$8,392 gross, minus $1,789 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$3,338
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $5,378/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Pensacola?
$100,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Pensacola?
$3,338 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 236 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Pensacola.