Civil engineer · Merced, CA
Civil engineer in Merced: $2,783/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Merced at $102,930 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.27). The 10th percentile is $66,470 and the 90th is $153,880. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,783 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sacramento, about 111 miles away, at $3,832 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,783
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,930
$66,470 to $153,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.27
Pay rank
58th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $102,930.
- Taxes$2,311
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$2,783
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,930
- Federal income tax
- −$14,259
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,874
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,600
- Take-home pay
- $75,198
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$8,578 gross, minus $2,311 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$2,783
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sacramento, $3,832/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Merced?
$102,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Merced?
$2,783 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sacramento, about 111 miles away, leaves $3,832 a month, more than Merced.