Mechanical engineer · Raleigh, NC
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in Raleigh: $3,236 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $103,500 in Raleigh, NC, after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$3,236
Local pay (annual)
$103,500
$6,445 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,249
$1,487 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,180
- Rent$1,249
- Other living costs$1,960
- Left over$3,236
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,500
- Federal income tax
- −$14,384
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,918
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,857
- Take-home pay
- $77,341
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,249
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,209
Left over each month
$8,625 gross, minus $2,180 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.
$3,236
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in Raleigh?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $103,500, leftover after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249 is about $3,236 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Raleigh tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
Raleigh is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
How does Raleigh compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the Raleigh paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.