Civil engineer · Charleston, WV
Civil engineer in Charleston: $2,946/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Charleston at $94,810 a year. About 280 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $51,640 and the 90th is $136,990. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,946 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 182 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,946
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,810
$51,640 to $136,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
217th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,810.
- Taxes$1,955
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$2,946
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,810
- Federal income tax
- −$12,472
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,253
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,731
- Take-home pay
- $71,353
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$7,901 gross, minus $1,955 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$2,946
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Charleston?
$94,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Charleston?
$2,946 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 182 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Charleston.