Civil engineer · Roanoke, VA
Civil engineer in Roanoke: $2,597/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Roanoke at $90,720 a year. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $66,450 and the 90th is $131,260. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,597 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 206 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,597
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,720
$66,450 to $131,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
275th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $90,720.
- Taxes$1,915
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$2,597
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,720
- Federal income tax
- −$11,572
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,940
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,470
- Take-home pay
- $67,737
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$7,560 gross, minus $1,915 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$2,597
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Roanoke?
$90,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Roanoke?
$2,597 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 206 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Roanoke.