Mechanical Engineers Salary in Monroe, LA

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Monroe

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,220 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Monroe earn between $56,490 and $125,900.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Monroe

On the average salary of $98,260, a single filer in Monroe takes home about $75,394 a year, or $6,283 a month and $2,900 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Monroe area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 83.6), so the average $98,260 buys what about $117,540 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Monroe ($38,150). A typical home costs $168,606, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Louisiana cities

Monroe ranks 8th of 8 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($136,970).

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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

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• Electrical Engineers$109,230 a year
• Industrial Engineers$107,790 a year
• Civil Engineers$96,190 a year
• Engineers, All Other$93,640 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,950 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$80,930 a year
• Surveyors$66,760 a year
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians$62,520 a year

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