Civil engineer · Vallejo, CA
Civil engineer in Vallejo: $3,178/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Vallejo at $122,510 a year. About 300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $77,240 and the 90th is $163,670. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,890/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,178 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 172 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,178
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,510
$77,240 to $163,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,890
$2,250 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
8th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $122,510.
- Taxes$2,953
- Rent$1,890
- Other living costs$2,188
- Left over$3,178
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,510
- Federal income tax
- −$18,649
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,372
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,421
- Take-home pay
- $87,068
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,890
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,078
Left over each month
$10,209 gross, minus $2,953 in tax and $4,078 in living costs.
$3,178
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Vallejo?
$122,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Vallejo?
$3,178 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,890, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Redding, about 172 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Vallejo.