Civil engineer · Bend, OR
Civil engineer in Bend: $2,249/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bend at $101,150 a year. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $77,750 and the 90th is $147,420. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,249 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 187 miles away, at $4,639 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,249
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,150
$77,750 to $147,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,576
$1,876 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
82nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,150.
- Taxes$2,493
- Rent$1,576
- Other living costs$2,111
- Left over$2,249
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,150
- Federal income tax
- −$13,867
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,738
- State income tax (OR)
- −$8,309
- Take-home pay
- $71,236
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,576
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,687
Left over each month
$8,429 gross, minus $2,493 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.
$2,249
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 Bend?
$101,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bend?
$2,249 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 187 miles away, leaves $4,639 a month, more than Bend.