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Civil Engineers salary in Redding, CA

The median civil engineers in Redding, CA earns $126,000 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,381 a month.

10th percentile
$75,990
25th percentile
$98,570
Median percentile
$126,000
75th percentile
$149,350
90th percentile
$173,440

Based on 380 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

$88,567 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,000
Federal income tax−$18,974
Social Security + Medicare−$9,639
California income tax (approx.)−$8,820
Monthly take-home$7,381
Every two weeks$3,406

Does it go far here?

$125,144Median pay in Redding, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,317 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Redding, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$134,350
General and Operations Managers$98,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,780
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350
Construction Laborers$55,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,090

All civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California