Mechanical engineer · Sierra Vista, AZ
Mechanical engineer in Sierra Vista: $3,589/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Sierra Vista median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Arizona median, $100,270 a year. Arizona has about 5,050 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $71,030 and the 90th is $159,040. On the pay used here, Sierra Vista ranks 186th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,589 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Tucson is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,450 left over a month), and Sierra Vista still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,589
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,270
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
186th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,270.
- Taxes$1,957
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$3,589
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,270
- Federal income tax
- −$13,673
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,671
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,142
- Take-home pay
- $76,784
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,810
Left over each month
$8,356 gross, minus $1,957 in tax and $2,810 in living costs.
$3,589
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tucson, $3,450/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Sierra Vista?
$100,270 a year. That figure is the Arizona 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 Sierra Vista?
$3,589 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Sierra Vista leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Tucson at $3,450 a month.