Civil engineer · Parkersburg, WV
Civil engineer in Parkersburg: $1,859/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Parkersburg at $70,250 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $44,490 and the 90th is $111,660. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,859 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 232 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,859
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$70,250
$44,490 to $111,660
Rent (1 bd)
$744
$886 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
368th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $70,250.
- Taxes$1,249
- Rent$744
- Other living costs$2,002
- Left over$1,859
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $70,250
- Federal income tax
- −$7,069
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,374
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,548
- Take-home pay
- $55,259
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $744
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,746
Left over each month
$5,854 gross, minus $1,249 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.
$1,859
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Parkersburg?
$70,250 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 Parkersburg?
$1,859 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 232 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Parkersburg.