Civil engineer · Mobile, AL

Civil engineer in Mobile: $3,560/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Mobile at $107,810 a year. About 790 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.93). The 10th percentile is $67,850 and the 90th is $166,120. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,560 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 175 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,560

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,810

$67,850 to $166,120

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,171 (2 bd)

Employment

790

Location quotient 1.93

Pay rank

34th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $107,810.

Taxes$2,488
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$3,560

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,810
Federal income tax: −$15,332
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,247
State income tax (AL): −$5,201
City / county wage tax: −$1,078
Take-home pay: $77,952
Effective tax rate: 27.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,936

Left over each month

$8,984 gross, minus $2,488 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.

$3,560

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Mobile?

$107,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Mobile?

$3,560 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Baton Rouge, about 175 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Mobile.