Civil engineer · Beaumont, TX
Civil engineer in Beaumont: $3,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Beaumont at $95,510 a year. About 720 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.87). The 10th percentile is $65,270 and the 90th is $159,270. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($949/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,464 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 186 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,510
$65,270 to $159,270
Rent (1 bd)
$949
$1,130 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.87
Pay rank
207th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,510.
- Taxes$1,661
- Rent$949
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$3,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,510
- Federal income tax
- −$12,626
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,307
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,577
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $949
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,834
Left over each month
$7,959 gross, minus $1,661 in tax and $2,834 in living costs.
$3,464
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Beaumont?
$95,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Beaumont?
$3,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $949, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 186 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Beaumont.