Mechanical engineer · St. Joseph, MO
Mechanical engineer in St. Joseph: $3,641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a St. Joseph median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Missouri median, $99,330 a year. BLS still counts about 70 mechanical engineer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Missouri has about 4,870 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $64,750 and the 90th is $142,100. On the pay used here, St. Joseph ranks 208th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 11.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $3,738 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,330
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
208th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
11.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $99,330.
- Taxes$2,067
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$3,641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,330
- Federal income tax
- −$13,467
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,599
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,742
- Take-home pay
- $74,523
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$8,278 gross, minus $2,067 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$3,641
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,738/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in St. Joseph?
$99,330 a year. That figure is the Missouri median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in St. Joseph?
$3,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 11.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,738 a month, more than St. Joseph.