Civil engineer · Columbus, IN
Civil engineer in Columbus: $3,090/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Columbus median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Indiana median, $98,270 a year. Indiana has about 4,030 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $64,200 and the 90th is $140,130. On the pay used here, Columbus ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,090 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 224 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,090
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,270
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,270.
- Taxes$2,095
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$3,090
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,270
- Federal income tax
- −$13,233
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,518
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,918
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,474
- Take-home pay
- $73,127
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$8,189 gross, minus $2,095 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$3,090
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Columbus?
$98,270 a year. That figure is the Indiana 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 Columbus?
$3,090 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 224 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Columbus.