Civil engineer · Lubbock, TX
Civil engineer in Lubbock: $2,803/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lubbock at $81,840 a year. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $60,340 and the 90th is $136,620. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,803 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 95 miles away, at $3,157 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,803
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,840
$60,340 to $136,620
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
330th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $81,840.
- Taxes$1,323
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$2,803
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,840
- Federal income tax
- −$9,619
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,261
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,960
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$6,820 gross, minus $1,323 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$2,803
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $3,157/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Lubbock?
$81,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lubbock?
$2,803 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Midland, about 95 miles away, leaves $3,157 a month, more than Lubbock.