Civil engineer · Winston-Salem, NC
Civil engineer in Winston-Salem: $2,371/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Winston-Salem at $84,170 a year. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $66,790 and the 90th is $135,180. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,371 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 169 miles away, at $3,525 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,371
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,170
$66,790 to $135,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
313th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,170.
- Taxes$1,634
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$2,371
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,170
- Federal income tax
- −$10,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,439
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,035
- Take-home pay
- $64,564
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$7,014 gross, minus $1,634 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$2,371
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $3,525/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Winston-Salem?
$84,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Winston-Salem?
$2,371 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Morristown, about 169 miles away, leaves $3,525 a month, more than Winston-Salem.