Civil engineer · Rochester, MN
Civil engineer in Rochester: $3,113/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Rochester at $101,200 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $72,540 and the 90th is $138,640. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,113 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 91 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,113
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,200
$72,540 to $138,640
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
81st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,200.
- Taxes$2,253
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$3,113
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,200
- Federal income tax
- −$13,878
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,742
- State income tax (MN)
- −$5,418
- Take-home pay
- $74,162
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$8,433 gross, minus $2,253 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$3,113
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Rochester?
$101,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Rochester?
$3,113 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 91 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Rochester.