Mechanical engineer · Springfield, MO
Mechanical engineer in Springfield: $2,503/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Springfield at $80,020 a year. About 210 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $60,520 and the 90th is $131,500. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,503 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 248 miles away, at $3,889 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,503
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,020
$60,520 to $131,500
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
334th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $80,020.
- Taxes$1,515
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$2,503
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,020
- Federal income tax
- −$9,218
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,122
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,834
- Take-home pay
- $61,846
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$6,668 gross, minus $1,515 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$2,503
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $3,889/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Springfield?
$80,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Springfield?
$2,503 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Memphis, about 248 miles away, leaves $3,889 a month, more than Springfield.