Civil engineer · Tucson, AZ
Civil engineer in Tucson: $2,418/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Tucson at $81,490 a year. About 760 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $61,850 and the 90th is $132,430. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,418 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $3,365 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,418
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,490
$61,850 to $132,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
332nd 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 $81,490.
- Taxes$1,454
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$2,418
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,490
- Federal income tax
- −$9,542
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,234
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,672
- Take-home pay
- $64,042
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$6,791 gross, minus $1,454 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$2,418
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $3,365/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Tucson?
$81,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Tucson?
$2,418 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $3,365 a month, more than Tucson.