Mechanical Engineers Salary in Bloomington, IL

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,450 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Bloomington earn between $81,330 and $133,450.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Bloomington

On the average salary of $103,620, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $76,739 a year, or $6,395 a month and $2,951 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Bloomington area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $103,620 buys what about $110,780 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($53,140). A typical home costs $260,134, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Illinois cities

Bloomington ranks 4th of 7 Illinois metro areas for this job; Peoria pays the most ($130,540).

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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).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Bloomington

• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$124,340 a year
• Engineers, All Other$103,930 a year
• Electrical Engineers$103,540 a year
• Industrial Engineers$96,490 a year
• Civil Engineers$95,850 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$85,080 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$77,660 a year
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,760 a year

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