Civil engineer · Salt Lake City, UT

Civil engineer take-home pay in Salt Lake City: $2,876 left over a month

A local civil engineer wage of about $98,500 in Salt Lake City, UT, after Utah tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,269. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$2,876

Local pay (annual)

$98,500

$6,100 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,269

$1,511 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.

  • Taxes$2,108
  • Rent$1,269
  • Other living costs$1,955
  • Left over$2,876

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$98,500
Federal income tax
−$13,284
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,535
State income tax (UT)
−$4,482
Take-home pay
$73,199
Effective tax rate
25.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,269
Groceries
$396
Getting around
$519
Healthcare
$446
Utilities and internet
$248
Everything else
$347
Total spending
$3,224

Left over each month

$8,208 gross, minus $2,108 in tax and $3,224 in living costs.

$2,876

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Questions

What is civil engineer take-home pay in Salt Lake City?

On a local civil engineer wage of about $98,500, leftover after Utah tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,269 is about $2,876 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Salt Lake City tax a civil engineer paycheck?

Salt Lake City is in Utah, which taxes wage income.

How does Salt Lake City compare for a civil engineer?

Open the Salt Lake City paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.