Civil engineer · Albany, GA
Civil engineer in Albany: $2,148/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Albany at $75,890 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $56,640 and the 90th is $120,190. Pay ranks 362nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,148 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, at $3,500 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,148
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,890
$56,640 to $120,190
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
362nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $75,890.
- Taxes$1,453
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$2,148
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,890
- Federal income tax
- −$8,310
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,806
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,316
- Take-home pay
- $58,459
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$6,324 gross, minus $1,453 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$2,148
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $3,500/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Albany?
$75,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Albany?
$2,148 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, leaves $3,500 a month, more than Albany.