Mechanical engineer · St. Louis, MO
Mechanical engineer take-home pay in St. Louis: $3,114 left over a month
A local mechanical engineer wage of about $99,500 in St. Louis, MO, after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,144. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$3,114
Local pay (annual)
$99,500
$6,137 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,144
$1,362 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a mechanical engineer.
- Taxes$2,155
- Rent$1,144
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$3,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,500
- Federal income tax
- −$13,504
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,612
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,750
- City / county wage tax
- −$995
- Take-home pay
- $73,640
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,144
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,023
Left over each month
$8,292 gross, minus $2,155 in tax and $3,023 in living costs.
$3,114
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Questions
What is mechanical engineer take-home pay in St. Louis?
On a local mechanical engineer wage of about $99,500, leftover after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,144 is about $3,114 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does St. Louis tax a mechanical engineer paycheck?
St. Louis is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.
How does St. Louis compare for a mechanical engineer?
Open the St. Louis paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same mechanical engineer household.