Mechanical engineer · Salem, OR
Mechanical engineer in Salem: $2,339/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Salem at $98,010 a year. About 150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $73,740 and the 90th is $139,000. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,339 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 203 miles away, at $4,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,339
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,010
$73,740 to $139,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
208th 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 $98,010.
- Taxes$2,392
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$2,339
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,010
- Federal income tax
- −$13,176
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,498
- State income tax (OR)
- −$8,035
- Take-home pay
- $69,301
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$8,168 gross, minus $2,392 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$2,339
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $4,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Salem?
$98,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Salem?
$2,339 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Kennewick, about 203 miles away, leaves $4,478 a month, more than Salem.