Civil engineer · Clarksville, TN
Civil engineer in Clarksville: $3,481/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Clarksville at $96,930 a year. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $64,600 and the 90th is $141,370. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,481 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 244 miles away, at $3,662 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,481
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,930
$64,600 to $141,370
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
175th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,930.
- Taxes$1,696
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$3,481
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,930
- Federal income tax
- −$12,939
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,415
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,576
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$8,078 gross, minus $1,696 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$3,481
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,662/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Clarksville?
$96,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Clarksville?
$3,481 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Springfield, about 244 miles away, leaves $3,662 a month, more than Clarksville.