Civil engineer · Killeen, TX
Civil engineer in Killeen: $3,358/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Killeen at $92,830 a year. About 270 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $61,790 and the 90th is $156,910. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,358 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, at $3,564 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,358
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,830
$61,790 to $156,910
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
252nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,830.
- Taxes$1,595
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$3,358
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,830
- Federal income tax
- −$12,037
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,101
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $73,692
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$7,736 gross, minus $1,595 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$3,358
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $3,564/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Killeen?
$92,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Killeen?
$3,358 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, leaves $3,564 a month, more than Killeen.