Civil engineer · Columbia, MO
Civil engineer in Columbia: $2,578/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Columbia at $83,950 a year. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $66,350 and the 90th is $133,240. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,578 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 219 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,578
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,950
$66,350 to $133,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
314th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $83,950.
- Taxes$1,627
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$2,578
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,950
- Federal income tax
- −$10,083
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,422
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,019
- Take-home pay
- $64,426
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$6,996 gross, minus $1,627 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$2,578
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,826/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Columbia?
$83,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Columbia?
$2,578 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Columbia.