Civil engineer · Green Bay, WI

Civil engineer in Green Bay: $3,074/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Green Bay at $93,660 a year. About 450 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $63,490 and the 90th is $125,660. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($868/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,074 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 236 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,074

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,660

$63,490 to $125,660

Rent (1 bd)

$868

$1,033 (2 bd)

Employment

450

Location quotient 1.09

Pay rank

244th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,660.

Taxes$1,938
Rent$868
Other living costs$1,925
Left over$3,074

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,660
Federal income tax: −$12,219
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,165
State income tax (WI): −$3,866
Take-home pay: $70,409
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $868
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,793

Left over each month

$7,805 gross, minus $1,938 in tax and $2,793 in living costs.

$3,074

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Green Bay?

$93,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Green Bay?

$3,074 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $868, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Jackson, about 236 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Green Bay.