Civil engineer · Albany, OR
Civil engineer in Albany: $2,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Albany at $93,280 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $74,710 and the 90th is $124,040. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 232 miles away, at $4,639 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,280
$74,710 to $124,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
246th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,280.
- Taxes$2,241
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,280
- Federal income tax
- −$12,136
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,136
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,621
- Take-home pay
- $66,388
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $630
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,475
Left over each month
$7,773 gross, minus $2,241 in tax and $3,475 in living costs.
$2,057
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $4,639/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Albany?
$93,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Albany?
$2,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 232 miles away, leaves $4,639 a month, more than Albany.