Civil engineer · Glens Falls, NY
Civil engineer in Glens Falls: $2,528/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Glens Falls at $92,160 a year. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $65,860 and the 90th is $126,320. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,171/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,528 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 150 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,528
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,160
$65,860 to $126,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,171
$1,394 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
265th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $92,160.
- Taxes$1,952
- Rent$1,171
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$2,528
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,160
- Federal income tax
- −$11,889
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,050
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,481
- Take-home pay
- $68,739
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,171
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,200
Left over each month
$7,680 gross, minus $1,952 in tax and $3,200 in living costs.
$2,528
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 Glens Falls?
$92,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Glens Falls?
$2,528 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,171, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 150 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Glens Falls.