Mechanical engineer · Salisbury, MD

Mechanical engineer in Salisbury: $3,682/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Salisbury median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Maryland median, $122,870 a year. Maryland has about 6,550 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $79,670 and the 90th is $176,680. On the pay used here, Salisbury ranks 27th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,682 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 42 miles away, at $3,737 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,682

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$122,870

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,433

$1,706 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

27th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $122,870.

Taxes$3,128
Rent$1,433
Other living costs$1,996
Left over$3,682

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $122,870
Federal income tax: −$18,736
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,400
State income tax (MD): −$5,714
City / county wage tax: −$3,686
Take-home pay: $85,335
Effective tax rate: 30.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,433
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,429

Left over each month

$10,239 gross, minus $3,128 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.

$3,682

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $3,737/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Salisbury?

$122,870 a year. That figure is the Maryland median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Salisbury?

$3,682 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Lexington Park, about 42 miles away, leaves $3,737 a month, more than Salisbury.