Mechanical engineer · Texarkana, TX
Mechanical engineer in Texarkana: $4,178/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Texarkana at $106,330 a year. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $62,200 and the 90th is $166,430. Pay ranks 78th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,178 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 235 miles away, at $5,027 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,178
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,330
$62,200 to $166,430
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
78th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $106,330.
- Taxes$1,928
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$4,178
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,330
- Federal income tax
- −$15,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,134
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,189
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$8,861 gross, minus $1,928 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$4,178
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,027/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Texarkana?
$106,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Texarkana?
$4,178 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Beaumont, about 235 miles away, leaves $5,027 a month, more than Texarkana.