Mechanical engineer · Portland, OR
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Portland: $2,791 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $107,500 in Portland, OR, after Oregon tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,417. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,791
Local pay (annual)
$107,500
$6,262 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,417
$1,687 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,696
- Rent$1,417
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$2,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,500
- Federal income tax
- −$15,264
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,224
- State income tax (OR)
- −$8,865
- Take-home pay
- $75,147
- Effective tax rate
- 30.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,417
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,471
Left over each month
$8,958 gross, minus $2,696 in tax and $3,471 in living costs.
$2,791
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Portland?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $107,500, leftover after Oregon tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,417 is about $2,791 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Portland tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Portland is in Oregon, which taxes wage income.
How does Portland compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Portland paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.