Civil engineer · Hot Springs, AR
Civil engineer in Hot Springs: $2,758/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Hot Springs median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Arkansas median, $85,020 a year. Arkansas has about 1,870 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $44,810 and the 90th is $132,460. On the pay used here, Hot Springs ranks 322nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,758 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 94 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,758
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,020
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
322nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $85,020.
- Taxes$1,660
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$2,758
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,020
- Federal income tax
- −$10,318
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,504
- State income tax (AR)
- −$3,103
- Take-home pay
- $65,095
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,667
Left over each month
$7,085 gross, minus $1,660 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.
$2,758
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Hot Springs?
$85,020 a year. That figure is the Arkansas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Hot Springs?
$2,758 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 94 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Hot Springs.