Civil engineer · Victoria, TX
Civil engineer in Victoria: $2,447/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Victoria at $78,510 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $58,690 and the 90th is $133,740. Pay ranks 350th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,447 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 189 miles away, at $3,564 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,447
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,510
$58,690 to $133,740
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
350th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $78,510.
- Taxes$1,241
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$2,447
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,510
- Federal income tax
- −$8,886
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,006
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,618
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$6,543 gross, minus $1,241 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$2,447
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $3,564/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Lawyer
- Police officer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Victoria?
$78,510 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 Victoria?
$2,447 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 189 miles away, leaves $3,564 a month, more than Victoria.