Civil engineer · Lancaster, PA
Civil engineer in Lancaster: $2,868/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lancaster at $97,780 a year. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $71,280 and the 90th is $131,610. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/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 $2,868 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 147 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,868
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,780
$71,280 to $131,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
154th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,780.
- Taxes$2,049
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$2,868
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,780
- Federal income tax
- −$13,126
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,480
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,002
- City / county wage tax
- −$978
- Take-home pay
- $73,195
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$8,148 gross, minus $2,049 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$2,868
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 Lancaster?
$97,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lancaster?
$2,868 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 $1,217, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 147 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Lancaster.