Mechanical engineer · Prescott Valley, AZ
Mechanical engineer in Prescott Valley: $2,838/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Prescott Valley at $96,690 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $67,810 and the 90th is $165,130. Pay ranks 223rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,406/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,838 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 194 miles away, at $4,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,838
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,690
$67,810 to $165,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,406
$1,674 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
223rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $96,690.
- Taxes$1,861
- Rent$1,406
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$2,838
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,690
- Federal income tax
- −$12,886
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,397
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,052
- Take-home pay
- $74,355
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,406
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,358
Left over each month
$8,058 gross, minus $1,861 in tax and $3,358 in living costs.
$2,838
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Prescott Valley?
$96,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Prescott Valley?
$2,838 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,406, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
El Centro, about 194 miles away, leaves $4,434 a month, more than Prescott Valley.