Civil engineer · Tuscaloosa, AL

Civil engineer in Tuscaloosa: $2,775/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Tuscaloosa at $92,230 a year. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $61,350 and the 90th is $134,810. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,775 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hammond, about 230 miles away, at $3,780 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,775

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$92,230

$61,350 to $134,810

Rent (1 bd)

$930

$1,107 (2 bd)

Employment

210

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

264th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,230.

Taxes$2,025
Rent$930
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$2,775

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $92,230
Federal income tax: −$11,905
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,056
State income tax (AL): −$4,422
City / county wage tax: −$922
Take-home pay: $67,926
Effective tax rate: 26.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $930
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,886

Left over each month

$7,686 gross, minus $2,025 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.

$2,775

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hammond, $3,780/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Tuscaloosa?

$92,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Tuscaloosa?

$2,775 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Hammond, about 230 miles away, leaves $3,780 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.