Civil engineer · Texarkana, TX
Civil engineer in Texarkana: $2,681/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Texarkana at $80,780 a year. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $53,390 and the 90th is $160,310. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,681 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 135 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,681
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,780
$53,390 to $160,310
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
337th 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 $80,780.
- Taxes$1,297
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$2,681
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,780
- Federal income tax
- −$9,386
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,180
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,215
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$6,732 gross, minus $1,297 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$2,681
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Texarkana?
$80,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Texarkana?
$2,681 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 135 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Texarkana.