Mechanical Engineers Salary in Idaho Falls, ID

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Idaho Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $140,710 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Idaho Falls earn between $82,310 and $107,310.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Idaho Falls

On the average salary of $101,710, a single filer in Idaho Falls takes home about $76,101 a year, or $6,342 a month and $2,927 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Is Idaho Falls a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Idaho Falls area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.4), so the average $101,710 buys what about $107,730 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Idaho Falls ($46,800). A typical home costs $413,631, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Idaho cities

Idaho Falls ranks 1st of 5 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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• Electrical Engineers$125,750 a year
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• Industrial Engineers$109,480 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$89,630 a year
• Mechanical Drafters$80,540 a year

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