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Civil Engineers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median civil engineers in Grand Junction, CO earns $92,450 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,817 a month.

10th percentile
$72,520
25th percentile
$77,080
Median percentile
$92,450
75th percentile
$113,670
90th percentile
$129,070

Based on 190 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$69,801 take-home a year
Gross pay$92,450
Federal income tax−$11,509
Social Security + Medicare−$7,072
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,068
Monthly take-home$5,817
Every two weeks$2,685

Does it go far here?

$96,831Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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