Civil engineer · Waco, TX
Civil engineer in Waco: $2,131/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Waco at $75,120 a year. About 200 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $58,990 and the 90th is $126,570. Pay ranks 364th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,131 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 169 miles away, at $3,479 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,131
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,120
$58,990 to $126,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
364th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $75,120.
- Taxes$1,157
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$2,131
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,120
- Federal income tax
- −$8,140
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,747
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $61,233
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$6,260 gross, minus $1,157 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$2,131
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,479/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Waco?
$75,120 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 Waco?
$2,131 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Houston, about 169 miles away, leaves $3,479 a month, more than Waco.