Civil engineer · Odessa, TX
Civil engineer in Odessa: $2,247/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Odessa at $78,660 a year. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $60,670 and the 90th is $151,200. Pay ranks 349th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,247 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 36 miles away, at $3,157 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,247
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,660
$60,670 to $151,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
349th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $78,660.
- Taxes$1,245
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,247
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,660
- Federal income tax
- −$8,919
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,017
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,723
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$6,555 gross, minus $1,245 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$2,247
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $3,157/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Odessa?
$78,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Odessa?
$2,247 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Midland, about 36 miles away, leaves $3,157 a month, more than Odessa.