Civil engineer · Tyler, TX
Civil engineer in Tyler: $2,797/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Tyler at $84,960 a year. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $62,050 and the 90th is $154,630. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,797 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 216 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,797
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,960
$62,050 to $154,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,024
$1,219 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
306th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,960.
- Taxes$1,400
- Rent$1,024
- Other living costs$1,859
- Left over$2,797
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,960
- Federal income tax
- −$10,305
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,499
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $68,155
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,024
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$7,080 gross, minus $1,400 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$2,797
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Tyler?
$84,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Tyler?
$2,797 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Fort Smith, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Tyler.