Civil engineer · Pocatello, ID
Civil engineer in Pocatello: $2,770/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Pocatello at $89,610 a year. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $58,200 and the 90th is $142,640. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,770 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 65 miles away, at $3,084 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,770
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,610
$58,200 to $142,640
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
280th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $89,610.
- Taxes$1,871
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$2,770
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,610
- Federal income tax
- −$11,328
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,855
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,272
- Take-home pay
- $67,155
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$7,468 gross, minus $1,871 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$2,770
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $3,084/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Pocatello?
$89,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Pocatello?
$2,770 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 65 miles away, leaves $3,084 a month, more than Pocatello.