Civil engineer · Yakima, WA
Civil engineer in Yakima: $3,368/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Yakima at $100,510 a year. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $80,290 and the 90th is $134,520. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,368 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 109 miles away, at $4,639 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,368
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,510
$80,290 to $134,520
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
98th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,510.
- Taxes$1,785
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$3,368
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,510
- Federal income tax
- −$13,726
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,689
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,095
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$8,376 gross, minus $1,785 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$3,368
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $4,639/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Yakima?
$100,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Yakima?
$3,368 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 109 miles away, leaves $4,639 a month, more than Yakima.