Civil engineer · Salinas, CA
Civil engineer in Salinas: $3,073/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Salinas at $122,160 a year. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $75,580 and the 90th is $167,060. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,023/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,073 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sacramento, about 177 miles away, at $3,832 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,073
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,160
$75,580 to $167,060
Rent (1 bd)
$2,023
$2,408 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
9th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $122,160.
- Taxes$2,942
- Rent$2,023
- Other living costs$2,142
- Left over$3,073
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,160
- Federal income tax
- −$18,565
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,345
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,388
- Take-home pay
- $86,861
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,023
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,165
Left over each month
$10,180 gross, minus $2,942 in tax and $4,165 in living costs.
$3,073
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sacramento, $3,832/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Salinas?
$122,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Salinas?
$3,073 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,023, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Sacramento, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,832 a month, more than Salinas.