Mechanical engineer · Providence, RI
Mechanical engineer in Providence: $3,156/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Providence at $111,360 a year. About 1,750 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $77,600 and the 90th is $180,710. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,156 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 109 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,156
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$111,360
$77,600 to $180,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,740
$2,072 (2 bd)
Employment
1,750
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
42nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $111,360.
- Taxes$2,385
- Rent$1,740
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$3,156
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,360
- Federal income tax
- −$16,113
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,519
- State income tax (RI)
- −$3,989
- Take-home pay
- $82,738
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,740
- Groceries
- $416
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $468
- Utilities and internet
- $260
- Everything else
- $364
- Total spending
- $3,739
Left over each month
$9,280 gross, minus $2,385 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.
$3,156
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 Providence?
$111,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,750 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Providence?
$3,156 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 109 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Providence.