Civil engineer · Huntsville, AL
Civil engineer in Huntsville: $3,531/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Huntsville at $105,760 a year. About 1,010 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $76,110 and the 90th is $207,990. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,531 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 29 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,531
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,760
$76,110 to $207,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,050
$1,250 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 1.60
Pay rank
44th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $105,760.
- Taxes$2,339
- Rent$1,050
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$3,531
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,760
- Federal income tax
- −$14,881
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,091
- State income tax (AL)
- −$5,098
- Take-home pay
- $77,690
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,050
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,943
Left over each month
$8,813 gross, minus $2,339 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.
$3,531
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Huntsville?
$105,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Huntsville?
$3,531 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 29 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Huntsville.