Civil engineer · Philadelphia, PA
Civil engineer take-home pay in Philadelphia: $2,740 left over a month
A local civil engineer wage of about $103,500 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$2,740
Local pay (annual)
$103,500
$6,178 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,541
$1,835 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a civil engineer.
- Taxes$2,447
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,897
- Left over$2,740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,500
- Federal income tax
- −$14,384
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,918
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,177
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,881
- Take-home pay
- $74,140
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $418
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,438
Left over each month
$8,625 gross, minus $2,447 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.
$2,740
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Questions
What is civil engineer take-home pay in Philadelphia?
On a local civil engineer wage of about $103,500, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $2,740 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Philadelphia tax a civil engineer paycheck?
Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.
How does Philadelphia compare for a civil engineer?
Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same civil engineer household.