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Civil Engineers salary in Ocala, FL

Median pay for civil engineers in Ocala, FL: $95,910/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,370 – $158,600 · about 100 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$7,280 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Ocala

With Ocala's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $95,910 has the buying power of about $100,115 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,265 · median home $273,318 · median rent $1,615/mo.

Full Ocala cost of living & taxes →

How Ocala ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ocala, FL is 55th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Ocala's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

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

What that salary buys in Ocala

A median home in Ocala, FL costs $273,318 — about 2.8× 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 $1,615/mo works out at 20% 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 Ocala.

MetroMedian payvs OcalaRent vs Ocala
Sacramento, CA $125,760 +31% 1.4×
San Francisco, CA $122,670 +28%
San Jose, CA $119,430 +25% 2.2×
Baton Rouge, LA $110,110 +15% 0.9×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs OcalaRent vs Ocala
Gainesville, FL $102,040 +6%
Jacksonville, FL $98,450 +3% 1.1×
Tampa, FL $97,980 +2% 1.2×
North Port, FL $97,800 +2% 1.3×

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.