Civil engineer · Staunton, VA
Civil engineer in Staunton: $2,950/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Staunton at $97,530 a year. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $68,040 and the 90th is $139,240. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,950 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 147 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,950
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,530
$68,040 to $139,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
160th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,530.
- Taxes$2,116
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$2,950
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,530
- Federal income tax
- −$13,071
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,461
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,862
- Take-home pay
- $72,137
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$8,128 gross, minus $2,116 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$2,950
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Staunton?
$97,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Staunton?
$2,950 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 147 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Staunton.