Civil engineer · Chico, CA
Civil engineer in Chico: $3,151/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Chico at $107,350 a year. About 160 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $71,400 and the 90th is $162,610. Pay ranks 38th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,151 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 79 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,151
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,350
$71,400 to $162,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
38th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $107,350.
- Taxes$2,454
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$3,151
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,350
- Federal income tax
- −$15,231
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,212
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,011
- Take-home pay
- $77,896
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$8,946 gross, minus $2,454 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$3,151
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Chico?
$107,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Chico?
$3,151 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 79 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Chico.