Civil engineer · Columbus, OH
Civil engineer take-home pay in Columbus: $2,945 left over a month
A local civil engineer wage of about $96,500 in Columbus, OH, after Ohio tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,174. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,945
Local pay (annual)
$96,500
$5,994 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,174
$1,398 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.
- Taxes$2,048
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$2,945
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,500
- Federal income tax
- −$12,844
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,382
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,937
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,413
- Take-home pay
- $71,924
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$8,042 gross, minus $2,048 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$2,945
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Questions
What is civil engineer take-home pay in Columbus?
On a local civil engineer wage of about $96,500, leftover after Ohio tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,174 is about $2,945 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Columbus tax a civil engineer paycheck?
Columbus is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.50%.
How does Columbus compare for a civil engineer?
Open the Columbus paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.