Mechanical engineer · Punta Gorda, FL
Mechanical engineer in Punta Gorda: $2,889/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Punta Gorda at $92,220 a year. The 10th percentile is $66,980 and the 90th is $149,990. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,889 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 51 miles away, at $3,593 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,889
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,220
$66,980 to $149,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
281st of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $92,220.
- Taxes$1,580
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$2,889
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,220
- Federal income tax
- −$11,902
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,055
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $73,263
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$7,685 gross, minus $1,580 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$2,889
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,593/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Punta Gorda?
$92,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Punta Gorda?
$2,889 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 51 miles away, leaves $3,593 a month, more than Punta Gorda.