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Civil Engineers salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median civil engineers in Rocky Mount, NC earns $85,490 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,445 a month.

10th percentile
$62,500
25th percentile
$69,720
Median percentile
$85,490
75th percentile
$124,450
90th percentile
$136,510

Based on 50 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

$65,339 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,490
Federal income tax−$9,978
Social Security + Medicare−$6,540
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,633
Monthly take-home$5,445
Every two weeks$2,513

Does it go far here?

$97,134Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840

All civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina