Can a Industrial Engineer afford to live in Barcelona?

Excellent37% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Industrial Engineer · Barcelona
$60,404
Income tax (~18% effective)
United States
– $10,905
Take-home pay
$4,125/mo
$49,499
Living costs (1 person)
$2,580/mo · derived
– $30,960
Savings potential
$1,545/mo · 37% of take-home
$18,539

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: OECD 2024 median for Industrial Engineer, adjusted for Barcelona.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~18%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.