Civil engineer · Redding, CA
Civil engineer in Redding: $4,106/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Redding at $126,000 a year. About 380 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.22). The 10th percentile is $75,990 and the 90th is $173,440. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,106 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Sacramento is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,832 left over a month), and Redding still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,106
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,000
$75,990 to $173,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 2.22
Pay rank
5th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $126,000.
- Taxes$3,073
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$4,106
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,000
- Federal income tax
- −$19,487
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,639
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,745
- Take-home pay
- $89,129
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$10,500 gross, minus $3,073 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$4,106
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sacramento, $3,832/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Redding?
$126,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Redding?
$4,106 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Sacramento at $3,832 a month.