Civil engineer · Kingston, NY
Civil engineer in Kingston: $3,236/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Kingston at $110,610 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $73,360 and the 90th is $157,170. Pay ranks 24th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,541/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 91 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,236
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$110,610
$73,360 to $157,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,541
$1,834 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
24th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $110,610.
- Taxes$2,500
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$3,236
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $110,610
- Federal income tax
- −$15,948
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,462
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,588
- Take-home pay
- $80,612
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,482
Left over each month
$9,218 gross, minus $2,500 in tax and $3,482 in living costs.
$3,236
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 Kingston?
$110,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Kingston?
$3,236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,541, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 91 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Kingston.