Civil engineer · Athens, GA
Civil engineer in Athens: $1,692/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Athens at $76,650 a year. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $56,580 and the 90th is $125,940. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,692 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 225 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,692
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,650
$56,580 to $125,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
357th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $76,650.
- Taxes$1,475
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$1,692
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,650
- Federal income tax
- −$8,477
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,864
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,355
- Take-home pay
- $58,954
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$6,388 gross, minus $1,475 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$1,692
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Athens?
$76,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Athens?
$1,692 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 225 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Athens.