Civil engineer · Fresno, CA
Civil engineer in Fresno: $3,558/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Fresno at $119,720 a year. About 1,250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $74,870 and the 90th is $164,670. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,558 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sacramento, about 151 miles away, at $3,832 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,558
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,720
$74,870 to $164,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
1,250
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
13th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $119,720.
- Taxes$2,858
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$3,558
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,720
- Federal income tax
- −$17,980
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,159
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,161
- Take-home pay
- $85,421
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$9,977 gross, minus $2,858 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$3,558
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sacramento, $3,832/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Fresno?
$119,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Fresno?
$3,558 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sacramento, about 151 miles away, leaves $3,832 a month, more than Fresno.