Civil engineer · Santa Rosa, CA

Civil engineer in Santa Rosa: $2,471/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Santa Rosa at $111,740 a year. About 490 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $79,370 and the 90th is $174,900. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,471 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 161 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,471

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,740

$79,370 to $174,900

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

490

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

22nd of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $111,740.

Taxes$2,597
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$2,471

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,740
Federal income tax: −$16,197
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,548
State income tax (CA): −$6,419
Take-home pay: $80,576
Effective tax rate: 27.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$9,312 gross, minus $2,597 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$2,471

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Santa Rosa?

$111,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Santa Rosa?

$2,471 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Redding, about 161 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Santa Rosa.