Civil engineer · Wichita, KS

Civil engineer in Wichita: $2,595/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Wichita at $84,310 a year. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $48,740 and the 90th is $132,740. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,595 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 218 miles away, at $3,634 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,595

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,310

$48,740 to $132,740

Rent (1 bd)

$857

$1,020 (2 bd)

Employment

540

Location quotient 0.73

Pay rank

311th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,310.

Taxes$1,752
Rent$857
Other living costs$1,822
Left over$2,595

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,310
Federal income tax: −$10,162
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,450
State income tax (KS): −$4,416
Take-home pay: $63,282
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $857
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,679

Left over each month

$7,026 gross, minus $1,752 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.

$2,595

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $3,634/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Wichita?

$84,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,595 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Fort Smith, about 218 miles away, leaves $3,634 a month, more than Wichita.