Civil engineer · Rome, GA
Civil engineer in Rome: $2,322/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Rome median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $84,240 a year. Georgia has about 9,400 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $62,850 and the 90th is $153,690. On the pay used here, Rome ranks 330th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,322 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 109 miles away, at $3,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,322
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,240
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
330th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,240.
- Taxes$1,695
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$2,322
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,240
- Federal income tax
- −$10,147
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,444
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,749
- Take-home pay
- $63,900
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$7,020 gross, minus $1,695 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$2,322
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,536/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Rome?
$84,240 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Rome?
$2,322 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Decatur, about 109 miles away, leaves $3,536 a month, more than Rome.