Mechanical engineer · Springfield, MA
Mechanical engineer in Springfield: $2,516/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Springfield at $98,380 a year. About 290 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $72,020 and the 90th is $144,250. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,528/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,516 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 34 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,516
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,380
$72,020 to $144,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,528
$1,819 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
202nd of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,380.
- Taxes$2,124
- Rent$1,528
- Other living costs$2,031
- Left over$2,516
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,380
- Federal income tax
- −$13,258
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,526
- State income tax (MA)
- −$4,699
- Take-home pay
- $72,897
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,528
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,559
Left over each month
$8,198 gross, minus $2,124 in tax and $3,559 in living costs.
$2,516
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Springfield?
$98,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Springfield?
$2,516 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,528, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 34 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Springfield.