Civil engineer · Gainesville, FL
Civil engineer in Gainesville: $3,206/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Gainesville at $97,710 a year. About 330 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $62,280 and the 90th is $166,620. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,206 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 167 miles away, at $3,510 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,206
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,710
$62,280 to $166,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
155th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,710.
- Taxes$1,715
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$3,206
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,110
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,475
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,125
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$8,143 gross, minus $1,715 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$3,206
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,510/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Gainesville?
$97,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Gainesville?
$3,206 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 167 miles away, leaves $3,510 a month, more than Gainesville.