Civil engineer · Pueblo, CO
Civil engineer in Pueblo: $3,391/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Pueblo at $102,430 a year. About 130 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 $67,850 and the 90th is $163,680. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 237 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,391
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,430
$67,850 to $163,680
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
65th 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 $102,430.
- Taxes$2,154
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$3,391
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,430
- Federal income tax
- −$14,149
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,836
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,865
- Take-home pay
- $76,581
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$8,536 gross, minus $2,154 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$3,391
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Pueblo?
$102,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Pueblo?
$3,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Albuquerque, about 237 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Pueblo.