Civil engineer · Lincoln, NE
Civil engineer in Lincoln: $3,201/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lincoln at $95,560 a year. About 530 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $64,240 and the 90th is $135,760. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,201 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 185 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,201
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,560
$64,240 to $135,760
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
204th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,560.
- Taxes$2,003
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$3,201
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,560
- Federal income tax
- −$12,637
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,310
- State income tax (NE)
- −$4,090
- Take-home pay
- $71,522
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$7,963 gross, minus $2,003 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$3,201
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 Lincoln?
$95,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lincoln?
$3,201 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Lincoln.