Civil engineer · Houston, TX
Civil engineer in Houston: $3,515/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Houston at $100,950 a year. About 12,140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $67,250 and the 90th is $168,240. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,515 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Beaumont is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,501 left over a month), and Houston still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,515
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,950
$67,250 to $168,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
12,140
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
87th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,950.
- Taxes$1,758
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$3,515
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,950
- Federal income tax
- −$13,379
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,723
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,848
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$3,515 left/mo
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $3,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Houston?
$100,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Houston?
$3,515 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Houston leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Beaumont at $3,501 a month.