Civil engineer · Palm Bay, FL
Civil engineer in Palm Bay: $3,257/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Palm Bay at $100,640 a year. About 1,070 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $64,320 and the 90th is $167,470. Pay ranks 94th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,257 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 77 miles away, at $3,510 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,257
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,640
$64,320 to $167,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
1,070
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
94th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,640.
- Taxes$1,788
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,257
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,640
- Federal income tax
- −$13,755
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,699
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,186
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$8,387 gross, minus $1,788 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$3,257
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,510/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Palm Bay?
$100,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,070 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Palm Bay?
$3,257 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 77 miles away, leaves $3,510 a month, more than Palm Bay.