Civil engineer · Flagstaff, AZ
Civil engineer in Flagstaff: $2,895/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Flagstaff at $100,970 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $65,150 and the 90th is $145,430. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,895 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 183 miles away, at $3,611 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,895
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,970
$65,150 to $145,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,643
$1,956 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
86th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,970.
- Taxes$1,976
- Rent$1,643
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$2,895
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,970
- Federal income tax
- −$13,827
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,724
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,159
- Take-home pay
- $77,259
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,643
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,543
Left over each month
$8,414 gross, minus $1,976 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.
$2,895
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $3,611/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Flagstaff?
$100,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Flagstaff?
$2,895 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Las Vegas, about 183 miles away, leaves $3,611 a month, more than Flagstaff.