Civil engineer · Sherman, TX
Civil engineer in Sherman: $3,020/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Sherman at $87,360 a year. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $56,990 and the 90th is $130,250. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,020 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 178 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,020
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,360
$56,990 to $130,250
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
296th 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 $87,360.
- Taxes$1,460
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$3,020
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,360
- Federal income tax
- −$10,833
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,683
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $69,844
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$7,280 gross, minus $1,460 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$3,020
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Sherman?
$87,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Sherman?
$3,020 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Sherman.