Civil engineer · Sacramento, CA
Civil engineer in Sacramento: $3,874/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Sacramento at $130,150 a year. About 5,590 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.19). The 10th percentile is $81,680 and the 90th is $175,940. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,874 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 147 miles away, at $4,149 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,874
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,150
$81,680 to $175,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
5,590
Location quotient 2.19
Pay rank
3rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $130,150.
- Taxes$3,171
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$3,874
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,150
- Federal income tax
- −$19,970
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,956
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,131
- Take-home pay
- $92,092
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$3,874 left/mo
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,149/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Sacramento?
$130,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,590 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Sacramento?
$3,874 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 147 miles away, leaves $4,149 a month, more than Sacramento.