Civil Engineers Salary in Jackson, MS

Civil Engineers pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $168,370 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Jackson earn between $75,730 and $120,630.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $103,460, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $78,208 a year, or $6,517 a month and $3,008 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Jackson a good place for civil engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $103,460 buys what about $116,185 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 1st of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Civil Engineers salaries in Mississippi

Highest-paying cities for civil engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,910).

Civil Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Jackson

• Electrical Engineers$111,970 a year
• Industrial Engineers$95,500 a year
• Mechanical Engineers$89,920 a year
• Environmental Engineers$79,560 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$102,290 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,300 a year
• Surveyors$67,000 a year
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,540 a year

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