Civil engineer · Jackson, MI
Civil engineer in Jackson: $3,711/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Jackson at $107,320 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $65,500 and the 90th is $134,140. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,711 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Sandusky is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,506 left over a month), and Jackson still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,711
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,320
$65,500 to $134,140
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
40th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $107,320.
- Taxes$2,403
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$3,711
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,320
- Federal income tax
- −$15,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,210
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,323
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,073
- Take-home pay
- $78,489
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$8,943 gross, minus $2,403 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$3,711
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sandusky, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Jackson?
$107,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Jackson?
$3,711 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Sandusky at $3,506 a month.