Civil engineer · Hinesville, GA
Civil engineer in Hinesville: $2,154/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Hinesville at $86,790 a year. About 30 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $62,340 and the 90th is $127,590. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,310/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,154 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 107 miles away, at $3,500 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,154
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,790
$62,340 to $127,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,310
$1,560 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
298th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $86,790.
- Taxes$1,769
- Rent$1,310
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$2,154
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,790
- Federal income tax
- −$10,708
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,639
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,882
- Take-home pay
- $65,561
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,310
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,309
Left over each month
$7,233 gross, minus $1,769 in tax and $3,309 in living costs.
$2,154
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $3,500/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Hinesville?
$86,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Hinesville?
$2,154 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,310, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 107 miles away, leaves $3,500 a month, more than Hinesville.