Civil engineer · Little Rock, AR

Civil engineer in Little Rock: $2,573/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Little Rock at $83,030 a year. About 580 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $57,550 and the 90th is $138,030. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,573 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 125 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,573

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,030

$57,550 to $138,030

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

580

Location quotient 0.68

Pay rank

320th 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 $83,030.

Taxes$1,605
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$2,573

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,030
Federal income tax: −$9,881
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,352
State income tax (AR): −$3,025
Take-home pay: $63,772
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$6,919 gross, minus $1,605 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$2,573

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Little Rock?

$83,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Little Rock?

$2,573 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Fort Smith, about 125 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Little Rock.