Civil engineer · Helena, MT
Civil engineer in Helena: $3,026/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Helena at $100,710 a year. About 360 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.40). The 10th percentile is $75,860 and the 90th is $125,490. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,026 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, at $3,084 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,026
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,710
$75,860 to $125,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 3.40
Pay rank
92nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,710.
- Taxes$2,192
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$3,026
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,770
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,704
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,827
- Take-home pay
- $74,408
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$8,393 gross, minus $2,192 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$3,026
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $3,084/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Helena?
$100,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Helena?
$3,026 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, leaves $3,084 a month, more than Helena.