Mechanical engineer · Richmond, VA
Mechanical engineer in Richmond: $3,060/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Richmond at $104,130 a year. About 640 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $73,990 and the 90th is $139,800. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,060 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 249 miles away, at $3,995 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,060
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,130
$73,990 to $139,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
103rd 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 $104,130.
- Taxes$2,311
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$3,060
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,130
- Federal income tax
- −$14,523
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,966
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,241
- Take-home pay
- $76,400
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$8,678 gross, minus $2,311 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$3,060
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,995/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Richmond?
$104,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Richmond?
$3,060 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Parkersburg, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,995 a month, more than Richmond.