Civil engineer · Albuquerque, NM
Civil engineer in Albuquerque: $3,506/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Albuquerque at $105,080 a year. About 680 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $74,780 and the 90th is $155,290. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,506 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Santa Fe is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,443 left over a month), and Albuquerque still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,506
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,080
$74,780 to $155,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,119
$1,332 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
47th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $105,080.
- Taxes$2,222
- Rent$1,119
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$3,506
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,080
- Federal income tax
- −$14,732
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,039
- State income tax (NM)
- −$3,892
- Take-home pay
- $78,418
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,119
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,029
Left over each month
$8,757 gross, minus $2,222 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.
$3,506
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $3,443/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Albuquerque?
$105,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Albuquerque?
$3,506 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Albuquerque leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Santa Fe at $3,443 a month.