Mechanical engineer · Traverse City, MI

Mechanical engineer in Traverse City: $2,792/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Traverse City at $98,900 a year. About 140 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $65,650 and the 90th is $134,620. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,792 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 213 miles away, at $4,355 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,792

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,900

$65,650 to $134,620

Rent (1 bd)

$1,399

$1,666 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

186th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,900.

Taxes$2,158
Rent$1,399
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$2,792

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,900
Federal income tax: −$13,372
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,566
State income tax (MI): −$3,965
City / county wage tax: −$989
Take-home pay: $73,008
Effective tax rate: 26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,399
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,292

Left over each month

$8,242 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.

$2,792

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $4,355/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Traverse City?

$98,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Traverse City?

$2,792 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Ann Arbor, about 213 miles away, leaves $4,355 a month, more than Traverse City.