Civil engineer · Myrtle Beach, SC
Civil engineer in Myrtle Beach: $2,375/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Myrtle Beach at $90,150 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $63,220 and the 90th is $157,790. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,319/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,375 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 149 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,375
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,150
$63,220 to $157,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,319
$1,570 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
277th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $90,150.
- Taxes$1,863
- Rent$1,319
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,375
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,150
- Federal income tax
- −$11,447
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,896
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,007
- Take-home pay
- $67,800
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,319
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$7,513 gross, minus $1,863 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$2,375
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Myrtle Beach?
$90,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Myrtle Beach?
$2,375 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,319, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 149 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Myrtle Beach.