Civil engineer · Bismarck, ND
Civil engineer in Bismarck: $3,522/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bismarck at $98,270 a year. About 380 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.28). The 10th percentile is $64,930 and the 90th is $138,450. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,522 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $3,816 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,522
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,270
$64,930 to $138,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 2.28
Pay rank
151st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,270.
- Taxes$1,786
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$3,522
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,270
- Federal income tax
- −$13,233
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,518
- State income tax (ND)
- −$686
- Take-home pay
- $76,833
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$8,189 gross, minus $1,786 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$3,522
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $3,816/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Bismarck?
$98,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bismarck?
$3,522 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $3,816 a month, more than Bismarck.