Civil engineer · Saginaw, MI
Civil engineer in Saginaw: $2,326/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Saginaw at $81,190 a year. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $65,900 and the 90th is $136,430. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($856/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,326 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 77 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,326
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,190
$65,900 to $136,430
Rent (1 bd)
$856
$1,019 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
333rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $81,190.
- Taxes$1,643
- Rent$856
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$2,326
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,190
- Federal income tax
- −$9,476
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,211
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,213
- City / county wage tax
- −$812
- Take-home pay
- $61,479
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $856
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$6,766 gross, minus $1,643 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$2,326
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Saginaw?
$81,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Saginaw?
$2,326 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $856, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 77 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Saginaw.