Civil engineer · Casper, WY
Civil engineer in Casper: $3,390/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Casper at $98,800 a year. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $67,640 and the 90th is $130,060. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,390 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rapid City, about 210 miles away, at $3,655 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,390
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,800
$67,640 to $130,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
142nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,800.
- Taxes$1,742
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$3,390
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,800
- Federal income tax
- −$13,350
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,558
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,892
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,101
Left over each month
$8,233 gross, minus $1,742 in tax and $3,101 in living costs.
$3,390
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rapid City, $3,655/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Casper?
$98,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Casper?
$3,390 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Rapid City, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,655 a month, more than Casper.