Mechanical Engineers Salary in Topeka, KS

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Topeka

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,540 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Topeka earn between $83,660 and $102,540.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Topeka

On the average salary of $101,510, a single filer in Topeka takes home about $75,378 a year, or $6,281 a month and $2,899 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Topeka area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $101,510 buys what about $114,287 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Topeka ($49,540). A typical home costs $217,683, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Kansas cities

Topeka ranks 2nd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Lawrence pays the most ($103,670).

All Mechanical Engineers salaries in Kansas

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 Topeka

• Electrical Engineers$124,090 a year
• Industrial Engineers$111,380 a year
• Civil Engineers$99,140 a year
• Environmental Engineers$84,310 a year
• Engineers, All Other$80,590 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,460 a year
• Surveyors$76,090 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$68,110 a year

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