Mechanical engineer · Springfield, IL
Mechanical engineer in Springfield: $2,962/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Springfield at $92,920 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th is $142,180. Pay ranks 278th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,962 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 67 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,962
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,920
$60,210 to $142,180
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
278th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $92,920.
- Taxes$1,969
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$2,962
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,920
- Federal income tax
- −$12,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,108
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,462
- Take-home pay
- $69,293
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$7,743 gross, minus $1,969 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$2,962
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Springfield?
$92,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Springfield?
$2,962 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 67 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Springfield.