Civil engineer · Champaign, IL
Civil engineer in Champaign: $3,376/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Champaign at $98,910 a year. About 230 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $65,530 and the 90th is $162,460. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,376 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 245 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,376
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,910
$65,530 to $162,460
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
138th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,910.
- Taxes$2,142
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$3,376
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,910
- Federal income tax
- −$13,374
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,567
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,759
- Take-home pay
- $73,211
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$8,243 gross, minus $2,142 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$3,376
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Champaign?
$98,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Champaign?
$3,376 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 245 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Champaign.