Civil engineer · Decatur, IL
Civil engineer in Decatur: $3,307/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Decatur at $96,170 a year. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $64,520 and the 90th is $156,110. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,307 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dubuque, about 206 miles away, at $3,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,307
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,170
$64,520 to $156,110
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
190th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,170.
- Taxes$2,063
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,307
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,170
- Federal income tax
- −$12,771
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,357
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,623
- Take-home pay
- $71,419
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$8,014 gross, minus $2,063 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$3,307
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dubuque, $3,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Decatur?
$96,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Decatur?
$3,307 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Dubuque, about 206 miles away, leaves $3,686 a month, more than Decatur.