Civil engineer · Lexington Park, MD

Civil engineer in Lexington Park: $2,231/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lexington Park at $98,390 a year. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $74,050 and the 90th is $162,550. Pay ranks 150th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,593/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,231 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 223 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,231

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,390

$74,050 to $162,550

Rent (1 bd)

$1,593

$1,896 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

150th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,390.

Taxes$2,353
Rent$1,593
Other living costs$2,022
Left over$2,231

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,390
Federal income tax: −$13,260
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,527
State income tax (MD): −$4,500
City / county wage tax: −$2,952
Take-home pay: $70,152
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,593
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,615

Left over each month

$8,199 gross, minus $2,353 in tax and $3,615 in living costs.

$2,231

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Lexington Park?

$98,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lexington Park?

$2,231 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,593, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Burlington, about 223 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Lexington Park.