Civil engineer · Eagle Pass, TX
Civil engineer in Eagle Pass: $3,564/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Eagle Pass median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $96,860 a year. Texas has about 34,870 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $63,240 and the 90th is $164,330. On the pay used here, Eagle Pass ranks 189th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($928/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,564 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Killeen is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,358 left over a month), and Eagle Pass still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,564
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,860
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$928
$1,105 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
189th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,860.
- Taxes$1,694
- Rent$928
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$3,564
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,860
- Federal income tax
- −$12,923
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,410
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,527
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $928
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,813
Left over each month
$8,072 gross, minus $1,694 in tax and $2,813 in living costs.
$3,564
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $3,358/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Eagle Pass?
$96,860 a year. That figure is the Texas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Eagle Pass?
$3,564 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $928, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Eagle Pass leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Killeen at $3,358 a month.