Mechanical engineer · Yuba City, CA
Mechanical engineer in Yuba City: $2,780/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Yuba City at $101,270 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $73,550 and the 90th is $166,900. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,780 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 233 miles away, at $4,293 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,780
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,270
$73,550 to $166,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,165
$1,387 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
138th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $101,270.
- Taxes$2,257
- Rent$1,165
- Other living costs$2,237
- Left over$2,780
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,270
- Federal income tax
- −$13,893
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,747
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,445
- Take-home pay
- $74,184
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,165
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $666
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,402
Left over each month
$8,439 gross, minus $2,257 in tax and $3,402 in living costs.
$2,780
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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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Yuba City?
$101,270 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 Yuba City?
$2,780 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,165, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Hanford, about 233 miles away, leaves $4,293 a month, more than Yuba City.