Civil engineer · Boulder, CO
Civil engineer in Boulder: $2,926/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Boulder median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Colorado median, $101,420 a year. Colorado has about 13,290 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $76,810 and the 90th is $165,230. On the pay used here, Boulder ranks 82nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,926 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 142 miles away, at $3,391 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,926
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,420
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
82nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,420.
- Taxes$2,125
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$2,926
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,420
- Federal income tax
- −$13,926
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,759
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,820
- Take-home pay
- $75,915
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$8,452 gross, minus $2,125 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$2,926
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $3,391/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Boulder?
$101,420 a year. That figure is the Colorado median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Boulder?
$2,926 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Pueblo, about 142 miles away, leaves $3,391 a month, more than Boulder.