Can a Manufacturing Engineer afford to live in St. Louis?

Excellent49% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Manufacturing Engineer · St. Louis
$78,690
Income tax (~25% effective)
United States
– $19,902
Take-home pay
$4,899/mo
$58,788
Living costs (1 person)
$2,490/mo · derived
– $29,880
Savings potential
$2,409/mo · 49% of take-home
$28,908

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

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How we calculated this

• Salary: BLS OES median for Manufacturing Engineer, adjusted for St. Louis.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~25%). 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.