Mechanical Engineers Salary in Roanoke, VA

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,750 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Roanoke earn between $82,870 and $107,080.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $101,740, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $75,368 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $101,740 buys what about $108,676 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 4th of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($113,400).

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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

Related jobs in Roanoke

• Electrical Engineers$116,230 a year
• Engineers, All Other$101,930 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$100,790 a year
• Civil Engineers$96,700 a year
• Industrial Engineers$95,100 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$89,730 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,090 a year
• Mechanical Drafters$69,830 a year

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