Civil engineer · Raleigh, NC
Civil engineer in Raleigh: $3,157/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Raleigh at $101,440 a year. About 4,640 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.64). The 10th percentile is $74,170 and the 90th is $163,710. Pay ranks 79th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,157 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 56 miles away, at $3,317 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,157
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,440
$74,170 to $163,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
4,640
Location quotient 2.64
Pay rank
79th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,440.
- Taxes$2,085
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$3,157
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,440
- Federal income tax
- −$13,487
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,760
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,769
- Take-home pay
- $76,424
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$3,157 left/mo
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,317/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Raleigh?
$101,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,640 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Raleigh?
$3,157 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 56 miles away, leaves $3,317 a month, more than Raleigh.