Civil engineer · Springfield, OH
Civil engineer in Springfield: $3,260/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Springfield median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Ohio median, $96,220 a year. Ohio has about 10,560 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,170 and the 90th is $144,620. On the pay used here, Springfield ranks 200th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,260 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 164 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,260
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,220
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$829
$987 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
200th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,220.
- Taxes$2,000
- Rent$829
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$3,260
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,220
- Federal income tax
- −$12,782
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,361
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,930
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,924
- Take-home pay
- $72,223
- Effective tax rate
- 24.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $829
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$8,018 gross, minus $2,000 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$3,260
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 Springfield?
$96,220 a year. That figure is the Ohio median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Springfield?
$3,260 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $829, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 164 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Springfield.