Civil engineer · St. Joseph, MO
Civil engineer in St. Joseph: $2,776/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in St. Joseph at $83,510 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $58,020 and the 90th is $125,270. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,776 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,776
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,510
$58,020 to $125,270
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
318th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $83,510.
- Taxes$1,614
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$2,776
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,510
- Federal income tax
- −$9,986
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,389
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,998
- Take-home pay
- $64,137
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$6,959 gross, minus $1,614 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$2,776
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,826/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in St. Joseph?
$83,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in St. Joseph?
$2,776 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than St. Joseph.