Civil engineer · Atlantic City, NJ
Civil engineer in Atlantic City: $2,535/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Atlantic City at $99,360 a year. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $67,850 and the 90th is $166,660. Pay ranks 124th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,654/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,535 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 210 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,535
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,360
$67,850 to $166,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,654
$1,969 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
124th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,360.
- Taxes$2,101
- Rent$1,654
- Other living costs$1,990
- Left over$2,535
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,360
- Federal income tax
- −$13,473
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,601
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$4,139
- Take-home pay
- $74,146
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,654
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,644
Left over each month
$8,280 gross, minus $2,101 in tax and $3,644 in living costs.
$2,535
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,399/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Atlantic City?
$99,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Atlantic City?
$2,535 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,654, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Atlantic City.