Mechanical Engineers Salary in Lafayette, IN

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $152,980 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Lafayette earn between $80,740 and $129,520.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $106,010, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $78,914 a year, or $6,576 a month and $3,035 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 Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).

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

Prices in the Lafayette area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $106,010 buys what about $113,465 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($48,780). A typical home costs $286,179, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Indiana cities

Lafayette ranks 3rd 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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Related jobs in Lafayette

• Industrial Engineers$102,780 a year
• Electrical Engineers$98,310 a year
• Agricultural Engineers$97,860 a year
• Materials Engineers$92,310 a year
• Civil Engineers$89,440 a year
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,500 a year
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,770 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,360 a year

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