Civil engineer · Goldsboro, NC
Civil engineer in Goldsboro: $1,926/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Goldsboro at $75,620 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $64,150 and the 90th is $134,360. Pay ranks 363rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,926 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 91 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,926
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,620
$64,150 to $134,360
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
363rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $75,620.
- Taxes$1,392
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$1,926
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,620
- Federal income tax
- −$8,250
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,785
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,672
- Take-home pay
- $58,913
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$6,302 gross, minus $1,392 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$1,926
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Goldsboro?
$75,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Goldsboro?
$1,926 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 91 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Goldsboro.