Civil engineer · Daphne, AL
Civil engineer in Daphne: $2,621/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Daphne at $94,790 a year. About 200 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $64,050 and the 90th is $162,620. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,621 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 201 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,621
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,790
$64,050 to $162,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
219th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,790.
- Taxes$2,101
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$2,621
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,790
- Federal income tax
- −$12,468
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,251
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,550
- City / county wage tax
- −$948
- Take-home pay
- $69,573
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,177
Left over each month
$7,899 gross, minus $2,101 in tax and $3,177 in living costs.
$2,621
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Daphne?
$94,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Daphne?
$2,621 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 201 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Daphne.