Civil engineer · Peoria, IL
Civil engineer in Peoria: $3,054/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Peoria at $95,140 a year. About 430 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $62,580 and the 90th is $155,190. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($913/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,054 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,054
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,140
$62,580 to $155,190
Rent (1 bd)
$913
$1,087 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
212th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,140.
- Taxes$2,033
- Rent$913
- Other living costs$1,928
- Left over$3,054
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,140
- Federal income tax
- −$12,545
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,278
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,572
- Take-home pay
- $70,745
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $913
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,841
Left over each month
$7,928 gross, minus $2,033 in tax and $2,841 in living costs.
$3,054
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,826/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Peoria?
$95,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Peoria?
$3,054 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $913, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Peoria.