Civil engineer · Fargo, ND
Civil engineer in Fargo: $3,591/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Fargo at $95,530 a year. About 510 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.44). The 10th percentile is $60,900 and the 90th is $149,410. Pay ranks 206th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($885/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,591 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 234 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,591
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,530
$60,900 to $149,410
Rent (1 bd)
$885
$1,054 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 1.44
Pay rank
206th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,530.
- Taxes$1,714
- Rent$885
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$3,591
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,530
- Federal income tax
- −$12,631
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,308
- State income tax (ND)
- −$633
- Take-home pay
- $74,958
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $885
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $505
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,656
Left over each month
$7,961 gross, minus $1,714 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.
$3,591
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Fargo?
$95,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Fargo?
$3,591 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 234 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Fargo.