Mechanical engineer · Roanoke, VA
Mechanical engineer in Roanoke: $3,213/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Roanoke at $102,160 a year. About 280 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $77,280 and the 90th is $131,750. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,213 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 152 miles away, at $3,995 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,213
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,160
$77,280 to $131,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
123rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $102,160.
- Taxes$2,253
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$3,213
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,160
- Federal income tax
- −$14,089
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,815
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,128
- Take-home pay
- $75,128
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$8,513 gross, minus $2,253 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$3,213
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 Roanoke?
$102,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Roanoke?
$3,213 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Parkersburg, about 152 miles away, leaves $3,995 a month, more than Roanoke.