Civil engineer · Morristown, TN
Civil engineer in Morristown: $3,525/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Morristown median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Tennessee median, $95,910 a year. BLS still counts about 40 civil engineer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Tennessee has about 5,790 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,090 and the 90th is $154,100. On the pay used here, Morristown ranks 214th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,525 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 238 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,525
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,910
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
214th of 387
Includes estimated pay
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 $95,910.
- Taxes$1,671
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$3,525
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,910
- Federal income tax
- −$12,714
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,337
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,859
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$7,993 gross, minus $1,671 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$3,525
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Morristown?
$95,910 a year. That figure is the Tennessee median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Morristown?
$3,525 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 238 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Morristown.