Civil engineer · Modesto, CA
Civil engineer in Modesto: $2,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Modesto at $101,000 a year. About 320 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $73,780 and the 90th is $167,190. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,464 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 228 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,000
$73,780 to $167,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
85th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,000.
- Taxes$2,248
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$2,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,000
- Federal income tax
- −$13,834
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,727
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,420
- Take-home pay
- $74,019
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$8,417 gross, minus $2,248 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$2,464
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Modesto?
$101,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Modesto?
$2,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 228 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Modesto.