Mechanical engineer · Weirton, WV
Mechanical engineer in Weirton: $2,507/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Weirton at $79,300 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $64,640 and the 90th is $134,680. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,507 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 208 miles away, at $4,355 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,507
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,300
$64,640 to $134,680
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
337th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $79,300.
- Taxes$1,509
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$2,507
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,300
- Federal income tax
- −$9,060
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,066
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,984
- Take-home pay
- $61,190
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$6,608 gross, minus $1,509 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$2,507
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $4,355/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Weirton?
$79,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Weirton?
$2,507 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,355 a month, more than Weirton.