Civil engineer · Billings, MT
Civil engineer in Billings: $2,934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Billings at $97,010 a year. About 400 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.80). The 10th percentile is $60,570 and the 90th is $135,030. Pay ranks 174th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Casper, about 210 miles away, at $3,390 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,010
$60,570 to $135,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.80
Pay rank
174th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,010.
- Taxes$2,082
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$2,934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,010
- Federal income tax
- −$12,956
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,421
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,609
- Take-home pay
- $72,024
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$8,084 gross, minus $2,082 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$2,934
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Casper, $3,390/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Billings?
$97,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Billings?
$2,934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Casper, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,390 a month, more than Billings.