Civil engineer · Manchester, NH
Civil engineer in Manchester: $2,636/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Manchester at $98,710 a year. About 460 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $65,520 and the 90th is $145,480. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,796/mo). New Hampshire has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,636 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 225 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,636
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,710
$65,520 to $145,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,796
$2,138 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
146th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $98,710.
- Taxes$1,740
- Rent$1,796
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$2,636
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,330
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,551
- State income tax (NH)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,828
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,796
- Groceries
- $415
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $467
- Utilities and internet
- $259
- Everything else
- $363
- Total spending
- $3,850
Left over each month
$8,226 gross, minus $1,740 in tax and $3,850 in living costs.
$2,636
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 Manchester?
$98,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Manchester?
$2,636 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Hampshire has no state income tax Rent is $1,796, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 225 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Manchester.