Dallas mechanical engineer salary: rankings and context
After a simplified 14% national tax estimate that is about US$7,600 a month, in a metro with a cost-of-living index of 100.
Mechanical Engineer pay in Dallas: national and in-state ranking
San Jose leads at US$168,030, 59% above Dallas, while Jacksonville sits at US$99,500. The neighbours in the ranking are Austin and Portland.
TX has 4 metros with observed figures for this role. Their average is US$110,500, and Dallas comes 3rd, -5% against it; elsewhere in the state: Houston (US$125,350), San Antonio (US$104,620) and Austin (US$106,690).
Take-home, rent and buying power for Dallas mechanical engineers
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$105,400).
Its place holds after a cost-of-living adjustment — 12th of 21 either way.
Take-home on the median comes to roughly US$7,600 monthly (14% effective tax in our simplified model). Rent for a modeled 1-bedroom is 22% of it, and the single-adult budget ends about US$4,090 in the black.
Dallas vs nearby TX metros
A mechanical engineer moving from Dallas to Houston (also in TX) would see the median rise 19% to US$125,350, with US$1,290 more left over monthly in our model.
A mechanical engineer moving from Dallas to San Antonio (also in TX) would see the median fall 1% to US$104,620, with US$60 less left over monthly in our model.
In New York — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$109,990 (+4% vs Dallas), and the modeled budget leaves US$290 more each month.
Mechanical Engineer vs other occupations in Dallas
Mechanical Engineer ranks 4th of 9 occupations with observed Dallas data. Lawyer leads the city at US$168,510.
Closest neighbours in the Dallas list: Data Scientist at US$127,750 (+21%) and Registered Nurse at US$101,420 (-4%).
How Dallas ranks at the low and high end
The Dallas market rewards seniority more than entry: the 90th percentile (US$167,140) ranks 10th of 21, but the 10th (US$76,530) only 11th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$217,530 at the 90th percentile, +30% against Dallas.
Spread between low and high mechanical engineer pay in Dallas
Pay is spread out: US$76,530 at the 10th percentile to US$167,140 at the 90th (2.2×). Level and setting matter more than the city average here.