Civil engineer · Medford, OR
Civil engineer in Medford: $2,203/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Medford at $94,560 a year. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $71,410 and the 90th is $129,450. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 119 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,203
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,560
$71,410 to $129,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
226th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,560.
- Taxes$2,282
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$2,203
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,560
- Federal income tax
- −$12,417
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,234
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,733
- Take-home pay
- $67,176
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$7,880 gross, minus $2,282 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$2,203
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Medford?
$94,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Medford?
$2,203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 119 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Medford.