Civil engineer · Greensboro, NC

Civil engineer in Greensboro: $2,898/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Greensboro at $93,460 a year. About 620 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $66,900 and the 90th is $137,090. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,898 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 200 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,898

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,460

$66,900 to $137,090

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

620

Location quotient 0.72

Pay rank

245th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,460.

Taxes$1,896
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,898

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,460
Federal income tax: −$12,175
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,150
State income tax (NC): −$3,430
Take-home pay: $70,705
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $557
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,994

Left over each month

$7,788 gross, minus $1,896 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.

$2,898

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Greensboro?

$93,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,898 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Morristown, about 200 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Greensboro.