Civil engineer · Harrisburg, PA
Civil engineer in Harrisburg: $2,785/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Harrisburg at $93,830 a year. About 1,370 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.73). The 10th percentile is $68,970 and the 90th is $132,630. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,115/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 $2,785 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 137 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,785
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,830
$68,970 to $132,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,115
$1,327 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 1.73
Pay rank
241st of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $93,830.
- Taxes$1,938
- Rent$1,115
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$2,785
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,830
- Federal income tax
- −$12,257
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,178
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,881
- City / county wage tax
- −$938
- Take-home pay
- $70,577
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,115
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,096
Left over each month
$7,819 gross, minus $1,938 in tax and $3,096 in living costs.
$2,785
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 Harrisburg?
$93,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Harrisburg?
$2,785 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 $1,115, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 137 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Harrisburg.