Civil engineer · Lewiston, ME
Civil engineer in Lewiston: $2,348/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lewiston at $92,470 a year. About 40 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $72,630 and the 90th is $123,070. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,289/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,348 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amherst Town, about 177 miles away, at $2,986 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,348
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,470
$72,630 to $123,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
259th 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 $92,470.
- Taxes$2,008
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$2,348
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,470
- Federal income tax
- −$11,957
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,074
- State income tax (ME)
- −$5,059
- Take-home pay
- $68,379
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,289
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,350
Left over each month
$7,706 gross, minus $2,008 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$2,348
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amherst Town, $2,986/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Lewiston?
$92,470 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 Lewiston?
$2,348 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Amherst Town, about 177 miles away, leaves $2,986 a month, more than Lewiston.