Civil engineer · Lawrence, KS
Civil engineer in Lawrence: $3,263/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lawrence at $97,220 a year. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $69,830 and the 90th is $127,000. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,263 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,263
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,220
$69,830 to $127,000
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
169th 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 $97,220.
- Taxes$2,131
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$3,263
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,220
- Federal income tax
- −$13,002
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,437
- State income tax (KS)
- −$5,136
- Take-home pay
- $71,644
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$8,102 gross, minus $2,131 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$3,263
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,826/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Lawrence?
$97,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lawrence?
$3,263 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Lawrence.