Civil engineer · Wichita Falls, TX
Civil engineer in Wichita Falls: $2,488/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Wichita Falls at $76,640 a year. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $61,490 and the 90th is $118,810. Pay ranks 358th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($864/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,488 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 216 miles away, at $3,526 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,488
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,640
$61,490 to $118,810
Rent (1 bd)
$864
$1,028 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
358th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $76,640.
- Taxes$1,195
- Rent$864
- Other living costs$1,840
- Left over$2,488
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,640
- Federal income tax
- −$8,475
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,863
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,302
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $864
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,704
Left over each month
$6,387 gross, minus $1,195 in tax and $2,704 in living costs.
$2,488
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $3,526/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Wichita Falls?
$76,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Wichita Falls?
$2,488 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $864, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Tulsa, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,526 a month, more than Wichita Falls.