Civil engineer · Asheville, NC
Civil engineer in Asheville: $3,043/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Asheville at $100,170 a year. About 400 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $70,050 and the 90th is $157,990. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,043 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntsville, about 242 miles away, at $3,531 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,043
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,170
$70,050 to $157,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
108th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,170.
- Taxes$2,086
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$3,043
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,170
- Federal income tax
- −$13,651
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,663
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,715
- Take-home pay
- $75,140
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$8,348 gross, minus $2,086 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$3,043
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntsville, $3,531/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Asheville?
$100,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Asheville?
$3,043 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Huntsville, about 242 miles away, leaves $3,531 a month, more than Asheville.