Civil engineer · Oxnard, CA
Civil engineer in Oxnard: $2,121/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Oxnard at $108,820 a year. About 790 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $73,280 and the 90th is $167,130. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,121 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fresno, about 177 miles away, at $3,558 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,121
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,820
$73,280 to $167,130
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
790
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
29th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $108,820.
- Taxes$2,502
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$2,121
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,820
- Federal income tax
- −$15,554
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,325
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,147
- Take-home pay
- $78,793
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$9,068 gross, minus $2,502 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$2,121
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fresno, $3,558/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Oxnard?
$108,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Oxnard?
$2,121 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fresno, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,558 a month, more than Oxnard.