Civil engineer · Iowa City, IA

Civil engineer in Iowa City: $3,323/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Iowa City at $93,020 a year. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $62,590 and the 90th is $141,080. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,323 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 222 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,323

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,020

$62,590 to $141,080

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.57

Pay rank

250th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,020.

Taxes$1,848
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,670
Left over$3,323

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,020
Federal income tax: −$12,078
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,116
State income tax (IA): −$2,980
Take-home pay: $70,846
Effective tax rate: 23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $411
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,581

Left over each month

$7,752 gross, minus $1,848 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.

$3,323

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Iowa City?

$93,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,323 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Mankato, about 222 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Iowa City.