Civil engineer · Minot, ND
Civil engineer in Minot: $3,654/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Minot at $99,460 a year. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $61,050 and the 90th is $156,570. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,654 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $3,816 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,654
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,460
$61,050 to $156,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
120th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,460.
- Taxes$1,818
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$3,654
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,460
- Federal income tax
- −$13,495
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,609
- State income tax (ND)
- −$710
- Take-home pay
- $77,647
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$8,288 gross, minus $1,818 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$3,654
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $3,816/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Minot?
$99,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Minot?
$3,654 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $3,816 a month, more than Minot.