Civil engineer · Niles, MI
Civil engineer in Niles: $2,826/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Niles at $92,620 a year. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $66,960 and the 90th is $125,030. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,826 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 123 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,826
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,620
$66,960 to $125,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
254th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,620.
- Taxes$1,975
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$2,826
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,620
- Federal income tax
- −$11,990
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,085
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,698
- City / county wage tax
- −$926
- Take-home pay
- $68,920
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$7,718 gross, minus $1,975 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$2,826
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Niles?
$92,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Niles?
$2,826 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,000, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 123 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Niles.