Civil engineer · Cheyenne, WY
Civil engineer in Cheyenne: $2,873/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Cheyenne at $88,790 a year. About 230 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.97). The 10th percentile is $64,550 and the 90th is $124,500. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,873 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rapid City, about 219 miles away, at $3,655 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,873
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$88,790
$64,550 to $124,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.97
Pay rank
285th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $88,790.
- Taxes$1,495
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$2,873
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $88,790
- Federal income tax
- −$11,148
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,792
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $70,850
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$7,399 gross, minus $1,495 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$2,873
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 Cheyenne?
$88,790 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 Cheyenne?
$2,873 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Rapid City, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,655 a month, more than Cheyenne.