Civil engineer · Visalia, CA

Civil engineer in Visalia: $2,872/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Visalia at $104,780 a year. About 200 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $75,580 and the 90th is $159,990. Pay ranks 48th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,238/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,872 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sacramento, about 215 miles away, at $3,832 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,872

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,780

$75,580 to $159,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,238

$1,474 (2 bd)

Employment

200

Location quotient 0.49

Pay rank

48th 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 $104,780.

Taxes$2,371
Rent$1,238
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$2,872

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,780
Federal income tax: −$14,666
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,016
State income tax (CA): −$5,772
Take-home pay: $76,327
Effective tax rate: 27.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,238
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,489

Left over each month

$8,732 gross, minus $2,371 in tax and $3,489 in living costs.

$2,872

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sacramento, $3,832/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Visalia?

$104,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Visalia?

$2,872 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,238, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Sacramento, about 215 miles away, leaves $3,832 a month, more than Visalia.