Mechanical engineer · Valdosta, GA
Mechanical engineer in Valdosta: $3,159/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Valdosta median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $100,620 a year. Georgia has about 5,290 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $71,940 and the 90th is $156,320. On the pay used here, Valdosta ranks 174th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,159 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 196 miles away, at $4,621 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,159
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,620
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
174th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $100,620.
- Taxes$2,171
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,159
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,620
- Federal income tax
- −$13,750
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,697
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,599
- Take-home pay
- $74,573
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$8,385 gross, minus $2,171 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$3,159
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $4,621/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Valdosta?
$100,620 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Valdosta?
$3,159 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Augusta, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,621 a month, more than Valdosta.