Civil engineer · Scranton, PA
Civil engineer in Scranton: $2,875/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Scranton at $95,730 a year. About 450 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $68,970 and the 90th is $130,420. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,875 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 59 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,875
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,730
$68,970 to $130,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
202nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $95,730.
- Taxes$1,991
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$2,041
- Left over$2,875
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,730
- Federal income tax
- −$12,675
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,323
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,939
- City / county wage tax
- −$957
- Take-home pay
- $71,836
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,111
Left over each month
$7,978 gross, minus $1,991 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.
$2,875
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 Scranton?
$95,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Scranton?
$2,875 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 59 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Scranton.