Civil engineer · Milwaukee, WI
Civil engineer in Milwaukee: $2,849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Milwaukee at $96,190 a year. About 2,330 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $67,850 and the 90th is $131,040. Pay ranks 187th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,849 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 181 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,190
$67,850 to $131,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
2,330
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
187th 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 $96,190.
- Taxes$2,011
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$2,849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,190
- Federal income tax
- −$12,776
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,359
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,000
- Take-home pay
- $72,055
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$8,016 gross, minus $2,011 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$2,849
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Milwaukee?
$96,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,330 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Milwaukee?
$2,849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 181 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Milwaukee.