Civil Engineers salary in Palm Bay, FL

Median pay for civil engineers in Palm Bay, FL: $96,310/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,320 – $160,390 · about 810 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$7,680 (+9%).

What it's really worth in Palm Bay

With Palm Bay's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $96,310 has the buying power of about $95,053 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,308 · median home $344,841 · median rent $1,920/mo.

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How Palm Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Palm Bay, FL is 51st of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Palm Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 61st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Palm Bay sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Palm Bay

A median home in Palm Bay, FL costs $344,841 — about 3.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,920/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Palm Bay.

Metro	Median pay	vs Palm Bay	Rent vs Palm Bay
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+31%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+27%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+24%	1.9×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+14%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Palm Bay	Rent vs Palm Bay
Gainesville, FL	$102,040	+6%	0.9×
Jacksonville, FL	$98,450	+2%	0.9×
Tampa, FL	$97,980	+2%	1.1×
North Port, FL	$97,800	+2%	1.1×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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