Civil engineer · Florence, SC
Civil engineer in Florence: $2,693/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Florence at $94,630 a year. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $64,990 and the 90th is $130,590. Pay ranks 223rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,693 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 243 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,693
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,630
$64,990 to $130,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
223rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,630.
- Taxes$1,996
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$2,693
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,630
- Federal income tax
- −$12,433
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,239
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,285
- Take-home pay
- $70,674
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$7,886 gross, minus $1,996 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$2,693
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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- Electrician
- Lawyer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Florence?
$94,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Florence?
$2,693 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 243 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Florence.