Mechanical Engineers Salary in Evansville, IN

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Evansville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $148,490 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Evansville earn between $79,340 and $116,570.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Evansville

On the average salary of $101,170, a single filer in Evansville takes home about $75,746 a year, or $6,312 a month and $2,913 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 (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

Prices in the Evansville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $101,170 buys what about $110,534 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Evansville ($46,540). A typical home costs $226,753, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Indiana cities

Evansville ranks 6th 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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• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$100,990 a year

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