Civil engineer · Ann Arbor, MI

Civil engineer in Ann Arbor: $2,757/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Ann Arbor at $97,570 a year. About 220 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $62,340 and the 90th is $141,350. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,757 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 30 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,757

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,570

$62,340 to $141,350

Rent (1 bd)

$1,492

$1,776 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 0.42

Pay rank

158th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,570.

Taxes$2,119
Rent$1,492
Other living costs$1,763
Left over$2,757

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,570
Federal income tax: −$13,079
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,464
State income tax (MI): −$3,909
City / county wage tax: −$976
Take-home pay: $72,142
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,492
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $394
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,255

Left over each month

$8,131 gross, minus $2,119 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.

$2,757

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Ann Arbor?

$97,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Ann Arbor?

$2,757 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Jackson, about 30 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Ann Arbor.