Civil engineer · Punta Gorda, FL
Civil engineer in Punta Gorda: $3,300/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Punta Gorda at $99,230 a year. About 110 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $58,270 and the 90th is $163,000. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,300 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 51 miles away, at $3,510 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,300
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,230
$58,270 to $163,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
128th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,230.
- Taxes$1,753
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$3,300
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,230
- Federal income tax
- −$13,445
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,591
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,194
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$8,269 gross, minus $1,753 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$3,300
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $3,510/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Punta Gorda?
$99,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Punta Gorda?
$3,300 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sebring, about 51 miles away, leaves $3,510 a month, more than Punta Gorda.