Civil engineer · Ithaca, NY
Civil engineer in Ithaca: $2,649/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Ithaca at $97,550 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $58,700 and the 90th is $131,550. Pay ranks 159th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,571/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,649 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 30 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,649
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,550
$58,700 to $131,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,571
$1,870 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
159th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,550.
- Taxes$2,112
- Rent$1,571
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$2,649
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,550
- Federal income tax
- −$13,075
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,463
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,805
- Take-home pay
- $72,208
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,571
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $359
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,368
Left over each month
$8,129 gross, minus $2,112 in tax and $3,368 in living costs.
$2,649
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 Ithaca?
$97,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Ithaca?
$2,649 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,571, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 30 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Ithaca.