Civil engineer · Memphis, TN
Civil engineer in Memphis: $3,420/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Memphis at $96,100 a year. About 780 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $66,440 and the 90th is $132,290. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,420 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 206 miles away, at $3,570 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,420
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,100
$66,440 to $132,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
780
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
193rd 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 $96,100.
- Taxes$1,676
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$3,420
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,100
- Federal income tax
- −$12,756
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,352
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,992
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$8,008 gross, minus $1,676 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$3,420
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $3,570/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Memphis?
$96,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Memphis?
$3,420 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Monroe, about 206 miles away, leaves $3,570 a month, more than Memphis.