Civil engineer · Joplin, MO
Civil engineer in Joplin: $2,391/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Joplin at $79,220 a year. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $45,390 and the 90th is $164,440. Pay ranks 343rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 115 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,391
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,220
$45,390 to $164,440
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
343rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $79,220.
- Taxes$1,492
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
- Left over$2,391
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,220
- Federal income tax
- −$9,042
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,060
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,797
- Take-home pay
- $61,321
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$6,602 gross, minus $1,492 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
$2,391
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Joplin?
$79,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Joplin?
$2,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 115 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Joplin.