Mechanical engineer · Redding, CA
Mechanical engineer in Redding: $3,101/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Redding at $105,980 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $59,660 and the 90th is $161,160. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,101 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 207 miles away, at $4,119 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,101
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,980
$59,660 to $161,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
82nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $105,980.
- Taxes$2,410
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$3,101
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,980
- Federal income tax
- −$14,930
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,107
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,883
- Take-home pay
- $77,060
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$8,832 gross, minus $2,410 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$3,101
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $4,119/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Redding?
$105,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Redding?
$3,101 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
San Francisco, about 207 miles away, leaves $4,119 a month, more than Redding.