Mechanical engineer · San Diego, CA
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in San Diego: $2,064 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $111,500 in San Diego, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,064
Local pay (annual)
$111,500
$6,702 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,291
$2,727 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,589
- Rent$2,291
- Other living costs$2,347
- Left over$2,064
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,500
- Federal income tax
- −$16,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,530
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,397
- Take-home pay
- $80,430
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,291
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,638
Left over each month
$9,292 gross, minus $2,589 in tax and $4,638 in living costs.
$2,064
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in San Diego?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $111,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291 is about $2,064 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does San Diego tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
San Diego is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does San Diego compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the San Diego paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.