Civil engineer · Bellingham, WA
Civil engineer in Bellingham: $3,440/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bellingham at $107,790 a year. About 220 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $80,070 and the 90th is $155,980. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,440 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 238 miles away, at $4,639 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,440
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,790
$80,070 to $155,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
35th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $107,790.
- Taxes$1,964
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$3,440
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,790
- Federal income tax
- −$15,328
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,246
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $84,216
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$8,983 gross, minus $1,964 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$3,440
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $4,639/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Bellingham?
$107,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bellingham?
$3,440 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 238 miles away, leaves $4,639 a month, more than Bellingham.