Civil engineer · Greeley, CO
Civil engineer in Greeley: $2,632/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Greeley at $92,680 a year. About 370 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $73,550 and the 90th is $132,050. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,632 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 165 miles away, at $3,391 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,632
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,680
$73,550 to $132,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
253rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,680.
- Taxes$1,877
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$2,632
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,004
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,090
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,436
- Take-home pay
- $70,151
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$7,723 gross, minus $1,877 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$2,632
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $3,391/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Greeley?
$92,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Greeley?
$2,632 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Pueblo, about 165 miles away, leaves $3,391 a month, more than Greeley.