Civil engineer · Traverse City, MI
Civil engineer in Traverse City: $2,541/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Traverse City at $94,280 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $61,940 and the 90th is $129,020. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,541 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 201 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,541
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,280
$61,940 to $129,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,666 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
235th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,280.
- Taxes$2,023
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$2,541
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,280
- Federal income tax
- −$12,356
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,212
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,769
- City / county wage tax
- −$943
- Take-home pay
- $70,000
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,292
Left over each month
$7,857 gross, minus $2,023 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.
$2,541
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Traverse City?
$94,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Traverse City?
$2,541 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Traverse City.