Civil engineer · Grants Pass, OR

Civil engineer in Grants Pass: $2,828/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Grants Pass median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Oregon median, $105,250 a year. Oregon has about 4,890 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,560 and the 90th is $166,060. On the pay used here, Grants Pass ranks 48th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,828 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 137 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,828

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$105,250

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,128

$1,343 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

48th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $105,250.

Taxes$2,624
Rent$1,128
Other living costs$2,191
Left over$2,828

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $105,250
Federal income tax: −$14,769
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,052
State income tax (OR): −$8,668
Take-home pay: $73,761
Effective tax rate: 29.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,128
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $618
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,319

Left over each month

$8,771 gross, minus $2,624 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.

$2,828

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Grants Pass?

$105,250 a year. That figure is the Oregon median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Grants Pass?

$2,828 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Redding, about 137 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Grants Pass.