Civil engineer · Richmond, VA
Civil engineer in Richmond: $2,369/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Richmond at $91,300 a year. About 1,680 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $73,060 and the 90th is $136,860. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,369 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 144 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,369
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,300
$73,060 to $136,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
1,680
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
272nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $91,300.
- Taxes$1,932
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$2,369
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,300
- Federal income tax
- −$11,700
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,984
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,504
- Take-home pay
- $68,112
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$7,608 gross, minus $1,932 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$2,369
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Richmond?
$91,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,680 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Richmond?
$2,369 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 144 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Richmond.