Civil engineer · Bloomington, IL
Civil engineer in Bloomington: $3,245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bloomington at $97,070 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $60,960 and the 90th is $127,330. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dubuque, about 172 miles away, at $3,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,070
$60,960 to $127,330
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
172nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,070.
- Taxes$2,089
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$3,245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,070
- Federal income tax
- −$12,969
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,426
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,668
- Take-home pay
- $72,007
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$8,089 gross, minus $2,089 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$3,245
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dubuque, $3,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Bloomington?
$97,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bloomington?
$3,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Dubuque, about 172 miles away, leaves $3,686 a month, more than Bloomington.