Civil engineer · Oshkosh, WI
Civil engineer in Oshkosh: $2,374/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Oshkosh at $82,760 a year. About 230 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $62,790 and the 90th is $129,780. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,374 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 249 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,374
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,760
$62,790 to $129,780
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
324th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $82,760.
- Taxes$1,620
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,374
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,760
- Federal income tax
- −$9,821
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,331
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,289
- Take-home pay
- $63,319
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$6,897 gross, minus $1,620 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$2,374
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 Oshkosh?
$82,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Oshkosh?
$2,374 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Oshkosh.