Civil engineer · Omaha, NE
Civil engineer in Omaha: $3,343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Omaha at $102,020 a year. About 1,240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $72,080 and the 90th is $144,040. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 219 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,020
$72,080 to $144,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
1,240
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
71st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $102,020.
- Taxes$2,191
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$3,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,020
- Federal income tax
- −$14,058
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,805
- State income tax (NE)
- −$4,426
- Take-home pay
- $75,731
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$8,502 gross, minus $2,191 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$3,343
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Omaha?
$102,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Omaha?
$3,343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Omaha.