Mechanical engineer · Portland, ME
Mechanical engineer in Portland: $2,603/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Portland at $107,060 a year. About 630 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $79,600 and the 90th is $136,160. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,603 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 167 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,603
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,060
$79,600 to $136,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
68th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $107,060.
- Taxes$2,455
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$2,603
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,060
- Federal income tax
- −$15,167
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,190
- State income tax (ME)
- −$6,102
- Take-home pay
- $77,600
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$8,922 gross, minus $2,455 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$2,603
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Portland?
$107,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Portland?
$2,603 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 167 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Portland.