Civil engineer · Jacksonville, FL
Civil engineer in Jacksonville: $3,500/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Jacksonville at $102,280 a year. About 1,900 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $63,590 and the 90th is $161,180. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,500 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 201 miles away, at $3,510 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,500
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,280
$63,590 to $161,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
1,900
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
68th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $102,280.
- Taxes$1,828
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$3,500
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,280
- Federal income tax
- −$14,116
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,824
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,340
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$8,523 gross, minus $1,828 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$3,500
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,510/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Jacksonville?
$102,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,900 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Jacksonville?
$3,500 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,510 a month, more than Jacksonville.