Civil engineer · Seattle, WA
Civil engineer take-home pay in Seattle: $3,811 left over a month
A local civil engineer wage of about $119,500 in Seattle, WA, after Washington tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,761. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$3,811
Local pay (annual)
$119,500
$7,703 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,761
$2,096 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.
- Taxes$2,256
- Rent$1,761
- Other living costs$2,131
- Left over$3,811
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,500
- Federal income tax
- −$17,927
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,142
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $92,431
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,761
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,892
Left over each month
$9,958 gross, minus $2,256 in tax and $3,892 in living costs.
$3,811
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Questions
What is civil engineer take-home pay in Seattle?
On a local civil engineer wage of about $119,500, leftover after Washington tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,761 is about $3,811 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Seattle tax a civil engineer paycheck?
Seattle is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
How does Seattle compare for a civil engineer?
Open the Seattle paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.