Civil engineer · St. Cloud, MN
Civil engineer in St. Cloud: $3,149/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in St. Cloud at $96,120 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $73,930 and the 90th is $128,630. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,149 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 101 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,149
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,120
$73,930 to $128,630
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
191st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $96,120.
- Taxes$2,099
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$3,149
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,120
- Federal income tax
- −$12,760
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,353
- State income tax (MN)
- −$5,073
- Take-home pay
- $70,934
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$8,010 gross, minus $2,099 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$3,149
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in St. Cloud?
$96,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in St. Cloud?
$3,149 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 101 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than St. Cloud.