Civil engineer · McAllen, TX
Civil engineer in McAllen: $2,642/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in McAllen at $79,370 a year. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $61,190 and the 90th is $125,470. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,642 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, at $3,564 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,642
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,370
$61,190 to $125,470
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
341st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $79,370.
- Taxes$1,262
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$2,642
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,370
- Federal income tax
- −$9,075
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,072
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $64,223
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$6,614 gross, minus $1,262 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$2,642
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $3,564/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in McAllen?
$79,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in McAllen?
$2,642 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, leaves $3,564 a month, more than McAllen.