Civil engineer · Bakersfield, CA

Civil engineer in Bakersfield: $2,613/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bakersfield at $99,300 a year. About 870 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $75,580 and the 90th is $163,180. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,613 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, at $3,611 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,613

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,300

$75,580 to $163,180

Rent (1 bd)

$1,218

$1,450 (2 bd)

Employment

870

Location quotient 1.09

Pay rank

127th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,300.

Taxes$2,193
Rent$1,218
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$2,613

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,300
Federal income tax: −$13,460
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,596
State income tax (CA): −$5,262
Take-home pay: $72,982
Effective tax rate: 26.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,218
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,469

Left over each month

$8,275 gross, minus $2,193 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.

$2,613

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $3,611/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Bakersfield?

$99,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,613 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Las Vegas, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,611 a month, more than Bakersfield.