Mechanical engineer · Victoria, TX
Mechanical engineer in Victoria: $4,435/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Victoria median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $112,410 a year. Texas has about 22,080 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $75,810 and the 90th is $175,210. On the pay used here, Victoria ranks 49th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,435 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 203 miles away, at $5,027 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,435
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,410
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
49th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $112,410.
- Taxes$2,079
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$4,435
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,410
- Federal income tax
- −$16,344
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,599
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $87,466
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$9,368 gross, minus $2,079 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$4,435
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 Victoria?
$112,410 a year. That figure is the Texas 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 Victoria?
$4,435 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Beaumont, about 203 miles away, leaves $5,027 a month, more than Victoria.