Civil engineer · Twin Falls, ID
Civil engineer in Twin Falls: $2,853/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Twin Falls at $97,220 a year. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $66,040 and the 90th is $145,000. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,853 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, at $3,084 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,853
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,220
$66,040 to $145,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,148
$1,367 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
169th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,220.
- Taxes$2,095
- Rent$1,148
- Other living costs$2,005
- Left over$2,853
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,220
- Federal income tax
- −$13,002
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,437
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,705
- Take-home pay
- $72,075
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,148
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,153
Left over each month
$8,102 gross, minus $2,095 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.
$2,853
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $3,084/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Twin Falls?
$97,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Twin Falls?
$2,853 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, leaves $3,084 a month, more than Twin Falls.