Civil engineer · Rochester, NY

Civil engineer in Rochester: $3,037/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Rochester at $99,460 a year. About 890 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $68,830 and the 90th is $149,270. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,037 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 105 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,037

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,460

$68,830 to $149,270

Rent (1 bd)

$1,208

$1,438 (2 bd)

Employment

890

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

120th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,460.

Taxes$2,169
Rent$1,208
Other living costs$1,875
Left over$3,037

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,460
Federal income tax: −$13,495
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,609
State income tax (NY): −$4,919
Take-home pay: $73,437
Effective tax rate: 26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,208
Groceries: $372
Getting around: $526
Healthcare: $419
Utilities and internet: $233
Everything else: $326
Total spending: $3,083

Left over each month

$8,288 gross, minus $2,169 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.

$3,037

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 Rochester?

$99,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Rochester?

$3,037 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Binghamton, about 105 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Rochester.