Civil engineer · Montgomery, AL
Civil engineer in Montgomery: $2,864/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Montgomery at $97,470 a year. About 520 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $59,990 and the 90th is $135,510. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,121/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 $2,864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mobile, about 157 miles away, at $3,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,864
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,470
$59,990 to $135,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,121
$1,335 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.34
Pay rank
162nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,470.
- Taxes$2,181
- Rent$1,121
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,864
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,470
- Federal income tax
- −$13,057
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,456
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,684
- City / county wage tax
- −$975
- Take-home pay
- $71,298
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,121
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$8,123 gross, minus $2,181 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$2,864
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mobile, $3,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Montgomery?
$97,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Montgomery?
$2,864 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 $1,121, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mobile, about 157 miles away, leaves $3,560 a month, more than Montgomery.