Civil engineer · Brownsville, TX
Civil engineer in Brownsville: $2,410/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Brownsville at $77,720 a year. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th is $127,940. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,410 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, at $3,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,410
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,720
$49,040 to $127,940
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
354th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $77,720.
- Taxes$1,221
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$2,410
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,720
- Federal income tax
- −$8,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,946
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,062
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$6,477 gross, minus $1,221 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$2,410
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Corpus Christi, $3,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Brownsville?
$77,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Brownsville?
$2,410 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, leaves $3,322 a month, more than Brownsville.