Civil engineer · Paducah, KY
Civil engineer in Paducah: $3,391/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Paducah at $100,950 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $67,110 and the 90th is $222,750. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/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 $3,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 196 miles away, at $3,662 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,391
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,950
$67,110 to $222,750
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
87th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,950.
- Taxes$2,247
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$3,391
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,950
- Federal income tax
- −$13,823
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,723
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,907
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,514
- Take-home pay
- $73,983
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$8,413 gross, minus $2,247 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$3,391
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 Paducah?
$100,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Paducah?
$3,391 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 $821, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Springfield, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,662 a month, more than Paducah.