Civil engineer · Davenport, IA
Civil engineer in Davenport: $3,354/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Davenport at $92,950 a year. About 410 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $68,890 and the 90th is $137,230. Pay ranks 251st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,354 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 173 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,354
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,950
$68,890 to $137,230
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
251st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,950.
- Taxes$1,846
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$3,354
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,950
- Federal income tax
- −$12,063
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,111
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,977
- Take-home pay
- $70,799
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$7,746 gross, minus $1,846 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$3,354
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 Davenport?
$92,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Davenport?
$3,354 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Davenport.