Civil engineer · Madison, WI
Civil engineer in Madison: $2,912/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Madison at $99,010 a year. About 1,530 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.58). The 10th percentile is $72,980 and the 90th is $134,040. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,912 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 239 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,912
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,010
$72,980 to $134,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,530
Location quotient 1.58
Pay rank
132nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,010.
- Taxes$2,093
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,912
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,010
- Federal income tax
- −$13,396
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,574
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,150
- Take-home pay
- $73,890
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$8,251 gross, minus $2,093 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$2,912
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Madison?
$99,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,530 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Madison?
$2,912 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 239 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Madison.