Civil engineer · Brunswick, GA
Civil engineer in Brunswick: $1,695/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Brunswick at $76,180 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $57,610 and the 90th is $132,980. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,695 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 74 miles away, at $3,500 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,695
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,180
$57,610 to $132,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
360th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $76,180.
- Taxes$1,461
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,984
- Left over$1,695
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,180
- Federal income tax
- −$8,374
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,828
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,331
- Take-home pay
- $58,648
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,192
Left over each month
$6,348 gross, minus $1,461 in tax and $3,192 in living costs.
$1,695
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $3,500/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Brunswick?
$76,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Brunswick?
$1,695 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 74 miles away, leaves $3,500 a month, more than Brunswick.