Mechanical engineer · Provo, UT
Mechanical engineer in Provo: $3,012/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Provo at $100,360 a year. About 240 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $66,810 and the 90th is $157,950. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,012 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 143 miles away, at $4,120 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,012
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,360
$66,810 to $157,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
157th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,360.
- Taxes$2,161
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$3,012
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,360
- Federal income tax
- −$13,693
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,678
- State income tax (UT)
- −$4,566
- Take-home pay
- $74,423
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$8,363 gross, minus $2,161 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
$3,012
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $4,120/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Provo?
$100,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Provo?
$3,012 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Logan, about 143 miles away, leaves $4,120 a month, more than Provo.