Civil engineer · Jackson, MS
Civil engineer in Jackson: $3,066/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Jackson at $100,170 a year. About 430 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $54,950 and the 90th is $168,370. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,066 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 144 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,066
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,170
$54,950 to $168,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
108th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,170.
- Taxes$2,135
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,066
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,170
- Federal income tax
- −$13,651
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,663
- State income tax (MS)
- −$4,306
- Take-home pay
- $74,549
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$8,348 gross, minus $2,135 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$3,066
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Jackson?
$100,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Jackson?
$3,066 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 144 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Jackson.