Civil engineer · Kenosha, WI
Civil engineer in Kenosha: $2,515/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Kenosha at $95,090 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.27). The 10th percentile is $72,770 and the 90th is $123,200. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,189/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,515 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 178 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,515
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,090
$72,770 to $123,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,189
$1,415 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.27
Pay rank
213th 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 $95,090.
- Taxes$1,979
- Rent$1,189
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$2,515
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,090
- Federal income tax
- −$12,534
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,274
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,942
- Take-home pay
- $71,340
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,189
- Groceries
- $439
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $494
- Utilities and internet
- $274
- Everything else
- $384
- Total spending
- $3,430
Left over each month
$7,924 gross, minus $1,979 in tax and $3,430 in living costs.
$2,515
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 Kenosha?
$95,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Kenosha?
$2,515 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,189, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Kenosha.