Civil engineer · Owensboro, KY
Civil engineer in Owensboro: $2,772/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Owensboro at $91,430 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $67,860 and the 90th is $142,590. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,772 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 203 miles away, at $3,662 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,772
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,430
$67,860 to $142,590
Rent (1 bd)
$917
$1,092 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
268th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $91,430.
- Taxes$1,968
- Rent$917
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$2,772
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,430
- Federal income tax
- −$11,729
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,994
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,526
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,371
- Take-home pay
- $67,809
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $917
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$7,619 gross, minus $1,968 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$2,772
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $3,662/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Owensboro?
$91,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Owensboro?
$2,772 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Springfield, about 203 miles away, leaves $3,662 a month, more than Owensboro.