Civil engineer · Yuba City, CA

Civil engineer in Yuba City: $3,730/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Yuba City at $119,990 a year. About 460 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.84). The 10th percentile is $77,990 and the 90th is $156,820. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,730 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 114 miles away, at $4,106 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,730

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$119,990

$77,990 to $156,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,165

$1,387 (2 bd)

Employment

460

Location quotient 3.84

Pay rank

11th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $119,990.

Taxes$2,868
Rent$1,165
Other living costs$2,237
Left over$3,730

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $119,990
Federal income tax: −$18,045
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,179
State income tax (CA): −$7,186
Take-home pay: $85,580
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,165
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $666
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,402

Left over each month

$9,999 gross, minus $2,868 in tax and $3,402 in living costs.

$3,730

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $4,106/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Yuba City?

$119,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,730 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,165, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Redding, about 114 miles away, leaves $4,106 a month, more than Yuba City.