Civil engineer · Dallas, TX
Civil engineer in Dallas: $3,159/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Dallas at $96,920 a year. About 8,010 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $61,720 and the 90th is $158,170. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,159 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 229 miles away, at $3,671 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,159
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,920
$61,720 to $158,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
8,010
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
176th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,920.
- Taxes$1,659
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$3,159
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,920
- Federal income tax
- −$12,492
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,414
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,013
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$3,159 left/mo
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,671/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Dallas?
$96,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,010 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Dallas?
$3,159 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 229 miles away, leaves $3,671 a month, more than Dallas.