Civil engineer · Albany, NY
Civil engineer in Albany: $2,959/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Albany at $102,470 a year. About 1,470 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $75,990 and the 90th is $149,520. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,959 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 114 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,959
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,470
$75,990 to $149,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
1,470
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
64th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $102,470.
- Taxes$2,258
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$2,959
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,470
- Federal income tax
- −$14,157
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,839
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,100
- Take-home pay
- $75,374
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$8,539 gross, minus $2,258 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$2,959
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,399/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Albany?
$102,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,470 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Albany?
$2,959 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 114 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Albany.