Civil engineer · Provo, UT
Civil engineer in Provo: $2,125/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Provo at $84,180 a year. About 680 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 $48,780 and the 90th is $134,910. Pay ranks 312th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,125 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 58 miles away, at $2,896 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,125
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,180
$48,780 to $134,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
312th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,180.
- Taxes$1,700
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$2,125
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,180
- Federal income tax
- −$10,134
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,440
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,830
- Take-home pay
- $63,776
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$7,015 gross, minus $1,700 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
$2,125
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $2,896/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Provo?
$84,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Provo?
$2,125 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Salt Lake City, about 58 miles away, leaves $2,896 a month, more than Provo.