Civil engineer · Topeka, KS
Civil engineer in Topeka: $2,957/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Topeka at $93,740 a year. About 300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $66,560 and the 90th is $134,530. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,957 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 235 miles away, at $3,826 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,957
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,740
$66,560 to $134,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,022
$1,217 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
242nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,740.
- Taxes$2,029
- Rent$1,022
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$2,957
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,740
- Federal income tax
- −$12,237
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,171
- State income tax (KS)
- −$4,942
- Take-home pay
- $69,390
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,022
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$7,812 gross, minus $2,029 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$2,957
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 Topeka?
$93,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Topeka?
$2,957 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Ames, about 235 miles away, leaves $3,826 a month, more than Topeka.