Civil engineer · Lansing, MI
Civil engineer in Lansing: $3,094/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lansing at $96,040 a year. About 730 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.41). The 10th percentile is $66,690 and the 90th is $134,680. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,094 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 33 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,094
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,040
$66,690 to $134,680
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 1.41
Pay rank
197th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,040.
- Taxes$2,074
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$3,094
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,040
- Federal income tax
- −$12,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,347
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,844
- City / county wage tax
- −$960
- Take-home pay
- $71,146
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$8,003 gross, minus $2,074 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$3,094
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 Lansing?
$96,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lansing?
$3,094 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $980, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 33 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Lansing.