Civil engineer · Cleveland, TN
Civil engineer in Cleveland: $3,345/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Cleveland median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Tennessee median, $95,910 a year. Tennessee has about 5,790 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,090 and the 90th is $154,100. On the pay used here, Cleveland ranks 214th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,345 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 146 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,345
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,910
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
214th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,910.
- Taxes$1,671
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$3,345
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,910
- Federal income tax
- −$12,714
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,337
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,859
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$7,993 gross, minus $1,671 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$3,345
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 Cleveland?
$95,910 a year. That figure is the Tennessee median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Cleveland?
$3,345 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 146 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Cleveland.