Mechanical engineer · Tallahassee, FL
Mechanical engineer in Tallahassee: $3,121/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Tallahassee at $93,810 a year. About 180 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $62,990 and the 90th is $141,060. Pay ranks 266th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,121 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 90 miles away, at $3,701 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,121
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,810
$62,990 to $141,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
266th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $93,810.
- Taxes$1,619
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,121
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,810
- Federal income tax
- −$12,252
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,176
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $74,381
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$7,818 gross, minus $1,619 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$3,121
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $3,701/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Tallahassee?
$93,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Tallahassee?
$3,121 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Albany, about 90 miles away, leaves $3,701 a month, more than Tallahassee.