Civil engineer · Lima, OH
Civil engineer in Lima: $3,246/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lima at $98,990 a year. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $67,050 and the 90th is $131,270. Pay ranks 134th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($977/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,246 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 103 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,246
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,990
$67,050 to $131,270
Rent (1 bd)
$977
$1,163 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
134th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,990.
- Taxes$2,079
- Rent$977
- Other living costs$1,947
- Left over$3,246
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,990
- Federal income tax
- −$13,392
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,573
- State income tax (OH)
- −$2,006
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,980
- Take-home pay
- $74,040
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $977
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,924
Left over each month
$8,249 gross, minus $2,079 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$3,246
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Lima?
$98,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lima?
$3,246 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $977, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jackson, about 103 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Lima.