Civil engineer · Fond du Lac, WI
Civil engineer in Fond du Lac: $2,463/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Fond du Lac at $82,870 a year. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $69,490 and the 90th is $124,670. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,463 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 231 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,463
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,870
$69,490 to $124,670
Rent (1 bd)
$882
$1,050 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
322nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $82,870.
- Taxes$1,623
- Rent$882
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,463
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,870
- Federal income tax
- −$9,845
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,340
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,294
- Take-home pay
- $63,391
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $882
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,820
Left over each month
$6,906 gross, minus $1,623 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$2,463
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Fond du Lac?
$82,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Fond du Lac?
$2,463 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 231 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Fond du Lac.