Mechanical engineer · Pueblo, CO
Mechanical engineer in Pueblo: $3,564/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Pueblo at $105,580 a year. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th is $130,600. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,564 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 240 miles away, at $6,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,564
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,580
$74,900 to $130,600
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
85th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,580.
- Taxes$2,243
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$3,564
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,580
- Federal income tax
- −$14,842
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,077
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,003
- Take-home pay
- $78,658
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$8,798 gross, minus $2,243 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$3,564
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $6,462/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Pueblo?
$105,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Pueblo?
$3,564 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Farmington, about 240 miles away, leaves $6,462 a month, more than Pueblo.