Civil engineer · Dothan, AL
Civil engineer in Dothan: $2,882/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Dothan at $92,280 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $63,160 and the 90th is $149,800. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 $2,882 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mobile, about 166 miles away, at $3,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,882
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,280
$63,160 to $149,800
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
263rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,280.
- Taxes$2,027
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,882
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,280
- Federal income tax
- −$11,916
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,059
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,424
- City / county wage tax
- −$923
- Take-home pay
- $67,958
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$7,690 gross, minus $2,027 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$2,882
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mobile, $3,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Dothan?
$92,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Dothan?
$2,882 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 $825, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mobile, about 166 miles away, leaves $3,560 a month, more than Dothan.