Mechanical engineer · Sacramento, CA
Mechanical engineer in Sacramento: $3,421/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Sacramento at $120,970 a year. About 1,480 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $82,990 and the 90th is $170,600. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,421 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 199 miles away, at $4,335 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,421
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,970
$82,990 to $170,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
1,480
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
28th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $120,970.
- Taxes$2,860
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$3,421
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,970
- Federal income tax
- −$17,783
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,254
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,277
- Take-home pay
- $86,655
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$3,421 left/mo
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,335/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Sacramento?
$120,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,480 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Sacramento?
$3,421 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 199 miles away, leaves $4,335 a month, more than Sacramento.