Civil engineer · Slidell, LA
Civil engineer in Slidell: $3,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Slidell at $101,820 a year. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $74,420 and the 90th is $156,340. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,820
$74,420 to $156,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
73rd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,820.
- Taxes$2,040
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$3,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,820
- Federal income tax
- −$14,014
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,789
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,680
- Take-home pay
- $77,337
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$8,485 gross, minus $2,040 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$3,385
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Slidell?
$101,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Slidell?
$3,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Slidell.