Mechanical engineer · Wichita, KS

Mechanical engineer in Wichita: $3,150/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Wichita at $94,610 a year. About 800 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $65,840 and the 90th is $139,660. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,150 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 112 miles away, at $3,819 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,150

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,610

$65,840 to $139,660

Rent (1 bd)

$857

$1,020 (2 bd)

Employment

800

Location quotient 1.36

Pay rank

254th 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 $94,610.

Taxes$2,055
Rent$857
Other living costs$1,822
Left over$3,150

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,610
Federal income tax: −$12,428
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,238
State income tax (KS): −$4,991
Take-home pay: $69,953
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $857
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,679

Left over each month

$7,884 gross, minus $2,055 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.

$3,150

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $3,819/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Wichita?

$94,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 800 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Wichita?

$3,150 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Tulsa, about 112 miles away, leaves $3,819 a month, more than Wichita.