Civil engineer · Gadsden, AL
Civil engineer in Gadsden: $2,440/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Gadsden at $78,830 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $45,800 and the 90th is $133,800. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,440 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 68 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,440
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,830
$45,800 to $133,800
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
347th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $78,830.
- Taxes$1,627
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,440
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,830
- Federal income tax
- −$8,957
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,030
- State income tax (AL)
- −$3,752
- City / county wage tax
- −$788
- Take-home pay
- $59,303
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$6,569 gross, minus $1,627 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$2,440
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
Civil engineer leftover by city →Best cities for civil engineers to move to →Civil engineer nearby
Other jobs in Gadsden
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Gadsden?
$78,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Gadsden?
$2,440 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $546, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 68 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Gadsden.