Mechanical engineer · Yuma, AZ
Mechanical engineer in Yuma: $2,975/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Yuma at $92,230 a year. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $74,950 and the 90th is $123,740. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,975 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 86 miles away, at $4,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,975
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,230
$74,950 to $123,740
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
280th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $92,230.
- Taxes$1,742
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$2,975
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,230
- Federal income tax
- −$11,905
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,056
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,941
- Take-home pay
- $71,329
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$7,686 gross, minus $1,742 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$2,975
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Yuma?
$92,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Yuma?
$2,975 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
El Centro, about 86 miles away, leaves $4,434 a month, more than Yuma.