Civil engineer · Kankakee, IL
Civil engineer in Kankakee: $3,158/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Kankakee median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Illinois median, $99,760 a year. Illinois has about 13,910 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $69,590 and the 90th is $157,410. On the pay used here, Kankakee ranks 118th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,158 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 193 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,158
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,760
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
118th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,760.
- Taxes$2,166
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$3,158
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,760
- Federal income tax
- −$13,561
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,632
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,801
- Take-home pay
- $73,766
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$8,313 gross, minus $2,166 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$3,158
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Kankakee?
$99,760 a year. That figure is the Illinois median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Kankakee?
$3,158 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Kankakee.