Mechanical engineer · Stockton, CA
Mechanical engineer in Stockton: $3,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Stockton at $117,420 a year. About 220 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $61,160 and the 90th is $169,900. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 152 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,420
$61,160 to $169,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,674
$1,993 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
35th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $117,420.
- Taxes$2,781
- Rent$1,674
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$3,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,420
- Federal income tax
- −$17,446
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,983
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,947
- Take-home pay
- $84,044
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,674
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,890
Left over each month
$9,785 gross, minus $2,781 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.
$3,114
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Stockton?
$117,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Stockton?
$3,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 152 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Stockton.