Mechanical engineer · Wausau, WI
Mechanical engineer in Wausau: $2,432/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Wausau at $79,340 a year. About 240 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $62,330 and the 90th is $124,680. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,432 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 245 miles away, at $3,984 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,432
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,340
$62,330 to $124,680
Rent (1 bd)
$748
$890 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
336th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $79,340.
- Taxes$1,520
- Rent$748
- Other living costs$1,911
- Left over$2,432
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,340
- Federal income tax
- −$9,069
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,070
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,107
- Take-home pay
- $61,094
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $748
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,659
Left over each month
$6,612 gross, minus $1,520 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.
$2,432
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $3,984/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Wausau?
$79,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Wausau?
$2,432 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Davenport, about 245 miles away, leaves $3,984 a month, more than Wausau.