Civil engineer · Lexington, KY
Civil engineer in Lexington: $3,237/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lexington at $103,090 a year. About 600 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $67,340 and the 90th is $138,270. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,237 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 149 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,237
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,090
$67,340 to $138,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
56th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $103,090.
- Taxes$2,310
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$3,237
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,090
- Federal income tax
- −$14,294
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,886
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,993
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,546
- Take-home pay
- $75,371
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$8,591 gross, minus $2,310 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$3,237
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Lexington?
$103,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lexington?
$3,237 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 149 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Lexington.