Mechanical engineer · Tucson, AZ
Mechanical engineer in Tucson: $3,450/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Tucson at $99,750 a year. About 980 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $75,990 and the 90th is $155,280. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,450 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $4,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,450
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,750
$75,990 to $155,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
169th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $99,750.
- Taxes$1,943
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$3,450
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,750
- Federal income tax
- −$13,559
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,631
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,129
- Take-home pay
- $76,431
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$8,313 gross, minus $1,943 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$3,450
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Tucson?
$99,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Tucson?
$3,450 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $4,434 a month, more than Tucson.