Civil engineer · Gainesville, GA
Civil engineer in Gainesville: $1,708/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Gainesville at $77,950 a year. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $65,520 and the 90th is $130,490. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,708 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 187 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,708
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,950
$65,520 to $130,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,318
$1,569 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
353rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $77,950.
- Taxes$1,512
- Rent$1,318
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$1,708
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,950
- Federal income tax
- −$8,763
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,963
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,423
- Take-home pay
- $59,801
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,318
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$6,496 gross, minus $1,512 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$1,708
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Gainesville?
$77,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Gainesville?
$1,708 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Gainesville.