Civil engineer · Cape Girardeau, MO

Civil engineer in Cape Girardeau: $2,683/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Cape Girardeau at $81,190 a year. About 30 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $63,380 and the 90th is $125,330. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,683 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 173 miles away, at $3,662 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,683

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,190

$63,380 to $125,330

Rent (1 bd)

$721

$858 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.33

Pay rank

333rd of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $81,190.

Taxes$1,548
Rent$721
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$2,683

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,190
Federal income tax: −$9,476
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,211
State income tax (MO): −$2,889
Take-home pay: $62,614
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $721
Groceries: $351
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $395
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $307
Total spending: $2,535

Left over each month

$6,766 gross, minus $1,548 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.

$2,683

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,662/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Cape Girardeau?

$81,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Cape Girardeau?

$2,683 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Springfield, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,662 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.