Civil engineer · Providence, RI

Civil engineer in Providence: $2,497/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Providence at $99,310 a year. About 1,550 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $75,990 and the 90th is $150,800. Pay ranks 126th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 245 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,497

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,310

$75,990 to $150,800

Rent (1 bd)

$1,740

$2,072 (2 bd)

Employment

1,550

Location quotient 0.92

Pay rank

126th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,310.

Taxes$2,040
Rent$1,740
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$2,497

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,310
Federal income tax: −$13,462
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,597
State income tax (RI): −$3,417
Take-home pay: $74,833
Effective tax rate: 24.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,740
Groceries: $416
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $468
Utilities and internet: $260
Everything else: $364
Total spending: $3,739

Left over each month

$8,276 gross, minus $2,040 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$2,497

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,399/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Providence?

$99,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,550 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Providence?

$2,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Binghamton, about 245 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Providence.