Civil engineer · Binghamton, NY
Civil engineer in Binghamton: $3,399/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Binghamton at $106,140 a year. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $73,660 and the 90th is $138,400. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,399 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Kingston is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,236 left over a month), and Binghamton still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,399
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,140
$73,660 to $138,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
42nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $106,140.
- Taxes$2,367
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$3,399
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,140
- Federal income tax
- −$14,965
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,120
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,320
- Take-home pay
- $77,735
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,079
Left over each month
$8,845 gross, minus $2,367 in tax and $3,079 in living costs.
$3,399
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $3,236/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Binghamton?
$106,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Binghamton?
$3,399 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Kingston at $3,236 a month.