Civil engineer · Idaho Falls, ID
Civil engineer in Idaho Falls: $3,084/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Idaho Falls at $97,710 a year. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $66,040 and the 90th is $171,380. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,084 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Helena is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,026 left over a month), and Idaho Falls still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,084
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,710
$66,040 to $171,380
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
155th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,710.
- Taxes$2,110
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$3,084
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,110
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,475
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,733
- Take-home pay
- $72,392
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,949
Left over each month
$8,143 gross, minus $2,110 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.
$3,084
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Helena, $3,026/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Idaho Falls?
$97,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Idaho Falls?
$3,084 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Helena at $3,026 a month.