Mechanical engineer · Slidell, LA
Mechanical engineer in Slidell: $4,344/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Slidell at $118,920 a year. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $73,470 and the 90th is $210,600. Pay ranks 33rd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,344 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $5,378 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,344
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$118,920
$73,470 to $210,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
33rd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $118,920.
- Taxes$2,506
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$4,344
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $118,920
- Federal income tax
- −$17,788
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,097
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,193
- Take-home pay
- $88,842
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$9,910 gross, minus $2,506 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$4,344
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $5,378/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Slidell?
$118,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Slidell?
$4,344 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $5,378 a month, more than Slidell.