Mechanical engineer · Visalia, CA
Mechanical engineer in Visalia: $2,261/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Visalia at $92,770 a year. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $62,310 and the 90th is $132,680. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,238/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,261 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 59 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,261
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,770
$62,310 to $132,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,238
$1,474 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
279th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $92,770.
- Taxes$1,981
- Rent$1,238
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$2,261
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,770
- Federal income tax
- −$12,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,097
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,655
- Take-home pay
- $68,995
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,238
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,489
Left over each month
$7,731 gross, minus $1,981 in tax and $3,489 in living costs.
$2,261
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,293/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Visalia?
$92,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Visalia?
$2,261 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,238, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 59 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Visalia.