Civil engineer · Cedar Rapids, IA
Civil engineer in Cedar Rapids: $3,396/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Cedar Rapids at $95,540 a year. About 290 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $63,700 and the 90th is $130,200. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,396 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 191 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,396
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,540
$63,700 to $130,200
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
205th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,540.
- Taxes$1,918
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$3,396
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,540
- Federal income tax
- −$12,633
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,309
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,076
- Take-home pay
- $72,523
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$7,962 gross, minus $1,918 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$3,396
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Cedar Rapids?
$95,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Cedar Rapids?
$3,396 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 191 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.