Civil engineer · Bozeman, MT
Civil engineer in Bozeman: $1,791/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bozeman at $84,730 a year. About 280 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th is $130,120. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,791 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, at $3,084 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,791
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,730
$46,350 to $130,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
307th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,730.
- Taxes$1,718
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,730
- Federal income tax
- −$10,255
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,482
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,884
- Take-home pay
- $64,109
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$7,061 gross, minus $1,718 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$1,791
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $3,084/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Bozeman?
$84,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bozeman?
$1,791 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, leaves $3,084 a month, more than Bozeman.