Civil engineer · Salem, OR
Civil engineer in Salem: $3,236/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Salem at $115,480 a year. About 480 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $78,220 and the 90th is $147,600. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, at $4,639 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,236
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,480
$78,220 to $147,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
18th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $115,480.
- Taxes$2,951
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$3,236
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,480
- Federal income tax
- −$17,020
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,834
- State income tax (OR)
- −$9,563
- Take-home pay
- $80,063
- Effective tax rate
- 30.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$9,623 gross, minus $2,951 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$3,236
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $4,639/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Salem?
$115,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Salem?
$3,236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, leaves $4,639 a month, more than Salem.