Civil engineer · Colorado Springs, CO
Civil engineer in Colorado Springs: $2,661/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Colorado Springs at $94,840 a year. About 1,100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $67,750 and the 90th is $164,520. Pay ranks 216th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,661 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Fe, about 241 miles away, at $3,443 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,661
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,840
$67,750 to $164,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,298
$1,545 (2 bd)
Employment
1,100
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
216th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,840.
- Taxes$1,939
- Rent$1,298
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$2,661
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,840
- Federal income tax
- −$12,479
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,255
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,531
- Take-home pay
- $71,575
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,298
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,304
Left over each month
$7,903 gross, minus $1,939 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.
$2,661
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $3,443/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Colorado Springs?
$94,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Colorado Springs?
$2,661 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Santa Fe, about 241 miles away, leaves $3,443 a month, more than Colorado Springs.