Civil engineer · Los Angeles, CA
Civil engineer take-home pay in Los Angeles: $2,027 left over a month
A local civil engineer wage of about $111,500 in Los Angeles, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,276. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,027
Local pay (annual)
$111,500
$6,702 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,276
$2,710 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.
- Taxes$2,589
- Rent$2,276
- Other living costs$2,399
- Left over$2,027
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,500
- Federal income tax
- −$16,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,530
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,397
- Take-home pay
- $80,430
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,276
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,675
Left over each month
$9,292 gross, minus $2,589 in tax and $4,675 in living costs.
$2,027
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Questions
What is civil engineer take-home pay in Los Angeles?
On a local civil engineer wage of about $111,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,276 is about $2,027 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Los Angeles tax a civil engineer paycheck?
Los Angeles is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does Los Angeles compare for a civil engineer?
Open the Los Angeles paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.