Civil engineer · Gettysburg, PA
Civil engineer in Gettysburg: $3,092/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Gettysburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Pennsylvania median, $97,850 a year. Pennsylvania has about 15,870 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,930 and the 90th is $141,310. On the pay used here, Gettysburg ranks 165th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,092 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 170 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,092
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,850
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
165th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,850.
- Taxes$2,051
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$3,092
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,850
- Federal income tax
- −$13,141
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,486
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,004
- City / county wage tax
- −$979
- Take-home pay
- $73,241
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$8,154 gross, minus $2,051 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$3,092
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 Gettysburg?
$97,850 a year. That figure is the Pennsylvania median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Gettysburg?
$3,092 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 170 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Gettysburg.