Civil engineer · Springfield, MO
Civil engineer in Springfield: $2,655/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Springfield at $82,800 a year. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $65,070 and the 90th is $134,450. Pay ranks 323rd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,655 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 151 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,655
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,800
$65,070 to $134,450
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
323rd 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 $82,800.
- Taxes$1,594
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$2,655
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,800
- Federal income tax
- −$9,830
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,334
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,965
- Take-home pay
- $63,671
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$6,900 gross, minus $1,594 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$2,655
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 Springfield?
$82,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Springfield?
$2,655 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 151 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Springfield.