Civil engineer · Bangor, ME
Civil engineer in Bangor: $2,040/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Bangor at $85,300 a year. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $64,240 and the 90th is $124,160. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,040 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 230 miles away, at $2,636 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,040
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,300
$64,240 to $124,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,215
$1,447 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
304th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $85,300.
- Taxes$1,788
- Rent$1,215
- Other living costs$2,066
- Left over$2,040
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,300
- Federal income tax
- −$10,380
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,525
- State income tax (ME)
- −$4,547
- Take-home pay
- $63,848
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,215
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $578
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,281
Left over each month
$7,108 gross, minus $1,788 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.
$2,040
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $2,636/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Bangor?
$85,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Bangor?
$2,040 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Manchester, about 230 miles away, leaves $2,636 a month, more than Bangor.