Civil engineer · South Bend, IN
Civil engineer in South Bend: $3,060/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in South Bend at $96,180 a year. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $71,840 and the 90th is $142,710. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,005/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,060 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 93 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,060
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,180
$71,840 to $142,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,005
$1,196 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
189th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,180.
- Taxes$2,036
- Rent$1,005
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$3,060
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,180
- Federal income tax
- −$12,774
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,358
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,855
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,443
- Take-home pay
- $71,751
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,005
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$8,015 gross, minus $2,036 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$3,060
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in South Bend?
$96,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in South Bend?
$3,060 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,005, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 93 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than South Bend.