Can a Quality Engineer afford to live in Cleveland?

Excellent49% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Quality Engineer · Cleveland
$76,387
Income tax (~24% effective)
United States
– $18,093
Take-home pay
$4,858/mo
$58,294
Living costs (1 person)
$2,460/mo · derived
– $29,520
Savings potential
$2,398/mo · 49% of take-home
$28,774

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 Quality Engineer, adjusted for Cleveland.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~24%). 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.