Mechanical Engineers Salary in Bloomington, IN

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $149,800 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Bloomington earn between $78,950 and $124,010.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Bloomington

On the average salary of $103,970, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $76,680 a year, or $6,390 a month and $2,949 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). Includes Bloomington's local income tax (2.14%).

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

Prices in the Bloomington area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.1), so the average $103,970 buys what about $109,345 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($47,660). A typical home costs $303,238, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Indiana cities

Bloomington ranks 5th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Columbus pays the most ($121,030).

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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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