Mechanical engineer · Wichita Falls, TX
Mechanical engineer in Wichita Falls: $3,606/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Wichita Falls at $95,710 a year. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $59,550 and the 90th is $124,000. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($864/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,606 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 234 miles away, at $4,888 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,606
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,710
$59,550 to $124,000
Rent (1 bd)
$864
$1,028 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
237th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $95,710.
- Taxes$1,666
- Rent$864
- Other living costs$1,840
- Left over$3,606
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,710
- Federal income tax
- −$12,670
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,322
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,718
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $864
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,704
Left over each month
$7,976 gross, minus $1,666 in tax and $2,704 in living costs.
$3,606
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,888/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Wichita Falls?
$95,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Wichita Falls?
$3,606 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $864, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Midland, about 234 miles away, leaves $4,888 a month, more than Wichita Falls.