Civil engineer · Pittsburgh, PA

Civil engineer take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $2,792 left over a month

A local civil engineer wage of about $95,500 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$2,792

Local pay (annual)

$95,500

$5,814 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,191

$1,418 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$2,144
  • Rent$1,191
  • Other living costs$1,831
  • Left over$2,792

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$95,500
Federal income tax
−$12,624
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,306
State income tax (PA)
−$2,932
City / county wage tax
−$2,865
Take-home pay
$69,773
Effective tax rate
26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,191
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$497
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,022

Left over each month

$7,958 gross, minus $2,144 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.

$2,792

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Questions

What is civil engineer take-home pay in Pittsburgh?

On a local civil engineer wage of about $95,500, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $2,792 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Pittsburgh tax a civil engineer paycheck?

Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.

How does Pittsburgh compare for a civil engineer?

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