Civil engineer · Napa, CA
Civil engineer in Napa: $2,985/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Napa at $123,440 a year. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $80,220 and the 90th is $189,140. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,985 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 156 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,985
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,440
$80,220 to $189,140
Rent (1 bd)
$2,165
$2,577 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
6th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $123,440.
- Taxes$2,985
- Rent$2,165
- Other living costs$2,151
- Left over$2,985
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,440
- Federal income tax
- −$18,873
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,443
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,507
- Take-home pay
- $87,617
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,165
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,316
Left over each month
$10,287 gross, minus $2,985 in tax and $4,316 in living costs.
$2,985
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 Napa?
$123,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Napa?
$2,985 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,165, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 156 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Napa.