Civil engineer · Huntington, WV

Civil engineer in Huntington: $3,111/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Huntington at $94,520 a year. About 290 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $55,690 and the 90th is $132,250. Pay ranks 227th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,111 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 161 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,111

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,520

$55,690 to $132,250

Rent (1 bd)

$801

$954 (2 bd)

Employment

290

Location quotient 0.88

Pay rank

227th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,520.

Taxes$1,946
Rent$801
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$3,111

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,520
Federal income tax: −$12,408
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,231
State income tax (WV): −$3,717
Take-home pay: $71,163
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $801
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $607
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $2,819

Left over each month

$7,877 gross, minus $1,946 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.

$3,111

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Huntington?

$94,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Huntington?

$3,111 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Morristown, about 161 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Huntington.