Civil engineer · Columbus, GA
Civil engineer in Columbus: $1,943/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Columbus at $77,600 a year. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $59,420 and the 90th is $137,640. Pay ranks 355th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,943 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mobile, about 231 miles away, at $3,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,943
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,600
$59,420 to $137,640
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
355th 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 $77,600.
- Taxes$1,502
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,943
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,600
- Federal income tax
- −$8,686
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,936
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,405
- Take-home pay
- $59,573
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$6,467 gross, minus $1,502 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$1,943
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mobile, $3,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Columbus?
$77,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Columbus?
$1,943 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mobile, about 231 miles away, leaves $3,560 a month, more than Columbus.