Civil engineer · Anchorage, AK
Civil engineer in Anchorage: $3,624/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Anchorage at $112,740 a year. About 1,110 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.66). The 10th percentile is $78,940 and the 90th is $159,320. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,624 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,521 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,624
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,740
$78,940 to $159,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
1,110
Location quotient 2.66
Pay rank
20th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $112,740.
- Taxes$2,087
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$3,624
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,740
- Federal income tax
- −$16,417
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,625
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $87,699
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$9,395 gross, minus $2,087 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$3,624
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $3,521/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Anchorage?
$112,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Anchorage?
$3,624 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $3,521 a month.