Civil engineer · Chattanooga, TN
Civil engineer in Chattanooga: $3,280/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Chattanooga at $95,630 a year. About 670 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $64,290 and the 90th is $162,550. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,280 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 106 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,280
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,630
$64,290 to $162,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
203rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,630.
- Taxes$1,664
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$3,280
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,630
- Federal income tax
- −$12,653
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,316
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,662
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$7,969 gross, minus $1,664 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$3,280
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Chattanooga?
$95,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Chattanooga?
$3,280 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 106 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Chattanooga.