Civil engineer · Tallahassee, FL
Civil engineer in Tallahassee: $2,947/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Tallahassee at $90,840 a year. About 470 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $59,950 and the 90th is $158,920. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,947 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mobile, about 235 miles away, at $3,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,947
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,840
$59,950 to $158,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
274th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $90,840.
- Taxes$1,546
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$2,947
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,840
- Federal income tax
- −$11,599
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,949
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $72,292
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$7,570 gross, minus $1,546 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$2,947
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mobile, $3,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Tallahassee?
$90,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Tallahassee?
$2,947 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mobile, about 235 miles away, leaves $3,560 a month, more than Tallahassee.