Civil engineer · Weirton, WV
Civil engineer in Weirton: $3,098/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Weirton at $90,120 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $50,790 and the 90th is $167,180. Pay ranks 278th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,098 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 232 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,098
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,120
$50,790 to $167,180
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
278th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $90,120.
- Taxes$1,820
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$3,098
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,120
- Federal income tax
- −$11,440
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,894
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,505
- Take-home pay
- $68,280
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$7,510 gross, minus $1,820 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$3,098
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Weirton?
$90,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Weirton?
$3,098 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 232 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Weirton.