Civil engineer · Alexandria, LA
Civil engineer in Alexandria: $3,263/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Alexandria at $92,290 a year. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $58,450 and the 90th is $163,290. Pay ranks 262nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,263 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,263
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,290
$58,450 to $163,290
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
262nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,290.
- Taxes$1,781
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$3,263
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,290
- Federal income tax
- −$11,918
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,060
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,394
- Take-home pay
- $70,918
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$7,691 gross, minus $1,781 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$3,263
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Alexandria?
$92,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Alexandria?
$3,263 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Alexandria.