Civil engineer · New Orleans, LA
Civil engineer in New Orleans: $3,779/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in New Orleans at $108,240 a year. About 1,070 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $70,000 and the 90th is $156,760. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,779 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,779
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,240
$70,000 to $156,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
1,070
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
31st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $108,240.
- Taxes$2,215
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$3,779
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,240
- Federal income tax
- −$15,427
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,280
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,872
- Take-home pay
- $81,661
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$9,020 gross, minus $2,215 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$3,779
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in New Orleans?
$108,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,070 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in New Orleans?
$3,779 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than New Orleans.