Civil engineer · Burlington, VT
Civil engineer in Burlington: $2,347/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Burlington at $98,400 a year. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $68,720 and the 90th is $132,490. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,347 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 230 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,347
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,400
$68,720 to $132,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,795
$2,137 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
149th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,400.
- Taxes$2,112
- Rent$1,795
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$2,347
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,400
- Federal income tax
- −$13,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,528
- State income tax (VT)
- −$4,557
- Take-home pay
- $73,054
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,795
- Groceries
- $403
- Getting around
- $484
- Healthcare
- $454
- Utilities and internet
- $252
- Everything else
- $353
- Total spending
- $3,741
Left over each month
$8,200 gross, minus $2,112 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.
$2,347
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 Burlington?
$98,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Burlington?
$2,347 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 230 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Burlington.