Civil engineer · Augusta, GA
Civil engineer in Augusta: $3,241/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Augusta at $103,010 a year. About 2,000 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.65). The 10th percentile is $77,000 and the 90th is $164,890. Pay ranks 57th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,241 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 200 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,241
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,010
$77,000 to $164,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
2,000
Location quotient 3.65
Pay rank
57th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $103,010.
- Taxes$2,240
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$3,241
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,010
- Federal income tax
- −$14,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,880
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,723
- Take-home pay
- $76,130
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$8,584 gross, minus $2,240 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$3,241
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Augusta?
$103,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,000 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Augusta?
$3,241 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 200 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Augusta.