Civil engineer · New York, NY

Civil engineer take-home pay in New York: $1,592 left over a month

A local civil engineer wage of about $118,500 in New York, NY, after New York tax and a one-bedroom rent of $3,021. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$1,592

Local pay (annual)

$118,500

$6,758 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$3,021

$3,597 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.

  • Taxes$3,117
  • Rent$3,021
  • Other living costs$2,145
  • Left over$1,592

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$118,500
Federal income tax
−$17,687
Social Security and Medicare
−$9,065
State income tax (NY)
−$6,062
City / county wage tax
−$4,593
Take-home pay
$81,093
Effective tax rate
31.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$3,021
Groceries
$496
Getting around
$347
Healthcare
$558
Utilities and internet
$310
Everything else
$434
Total spending
$5,166

Left over each month

$9,875 gross, minus $3,117 in tax and $5,166 in living costs.

$1,592

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Questions

What is civil engineer take-home pay in New York?

On a local civil engineer wage of about $118,500, leftover after New York tax and a one-bedroom rent of $3,021 is about $1,592 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does New York tax a civil engineer paycheck?

New York is in New York, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.88%.

How does New York compare for a civil engineer?

Open the New York paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.