Civil engineer · Elizabethtown, KY

Civil engineer in Elizabethtown: $3,284/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Elizabethtown median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Kentucky median, $100,930 a year. BLS still counts about 50 civil engineer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Kentucky has about 2,690 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,660 and the 90th is $143,680. On the pay used here, Elizabethtown ranks 92nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($942/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,284 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 229 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,284

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,930

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$942

$1,121 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.38

Pay rank

92nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,930.

Taxes$2,247
Rent$942
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$3,284

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,930
Federal income tax: −$13,819
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,721
State income tax (KY): −$3,906
City / county wage tax: −$1,514
Take-home pay: $73,970
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $942
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,880

Left over each month

$8,411 gross, minus $2,247 in tax and $2,880 in living costs.

$3,284

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Elizabethtown?

$100,930 a year. That figure is the Kentucky median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Elizabethtown?

$3,284 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $942, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Decatur, about 229 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Elizabethtown.