Civil engineer · Hattiesburg, MS
Civil engineer in Hattiesburg: $2,606/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Hattiesburg at $88,980 a year. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $44,240 and the 90th is $149,790. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,606 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,606
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$88,980
$44,240 to $149,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
283rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $88,980.
- Taxes$1,818
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$2,606
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $88,980
- Federal income tax
- −$11,190
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,807
- State income tax (MS)
- −$3,814
- Take-home pay
- $67,170
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$7,415 gross, minus $1,818 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$2,606
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Hattiesburg?
$88,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Hattiesburg?
$2,606 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Hattiesburg.