Civil engineer · Louisville, KY
Civil engineer in Louisville: $3,271/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Louisville at $102,650 a year. About 940 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $68,940 and the 90th is $147,850. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,271 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 241 miles away, at $3,662 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,271
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,650
$68,940 to $147,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,247 (2 bd)
Employment
940
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
62nd 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 $102,650.
- Taxes$2,357
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$3,271
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,650
- Federal income tax
- −$14,197
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,853
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,975
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,258
- Take-home pay
- $74,367
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,926
Left over each month
$8,554 gross, minus $2,357 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.
$3,271
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,662/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Louisville?
$102,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 940 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Louisville?
$3,271 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Springfield, about 241 miles away, leaves $3,662 a month, more than Louisville.