Mechanical engineer · Tyler, TX
Mechanical engineer in Tyler: $4,044/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Tyler at $106,240 a year. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $79,990 and the 90th is $168,820. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,044 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 171 miles away, at $5,027 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,044
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,240
$79,990 to $168,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,024
$1,219 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
80th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $106,240.
- Taxes$1,926
- Rent$1,024
- Other living costs$1,859
- Left over$4,044
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,240
- Federal income tax
- −$14,987
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,127
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,126
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,024
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$8,853 gross, minus $1,926 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$4,044
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 Tyler?
$106,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Tyler?
$4,044 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Beaumont, about 171 miles away, leaves $5,027 a month, more than Tyler.