Civil engineer · Valdosta, GA
Civil engineer in Valdosta: $1,994/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Valdosta at $79,160 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $57,610 and the 90th is $133,740. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,994 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 98 miles away, at $3,500 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,994
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,160
$57,610 to $133,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
344th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $79,160.
- Taxes$1,548
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,994
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,160
- Federal income tax
- −$9,029
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,056
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,486
- Take-home pay
- $60,589
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$6,597 gross, minus $1,548 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$1,994
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $3,500/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Valdosta?
$79,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Valdosta?
$1,994 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 98 miles away, leaves $3,500 a month, more than Valdosta.