Civil engineer · Syracuse, NY
Civil engineer in Syracuse: $3,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Syracuse at $102,330 a year. About 830 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $72,110 and the 90th is $164,830. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,057 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
$3,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,330
$72,110 to $164,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,472 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
67th 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 $102,330.
- Taxes$2,254
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$3,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,330
- Federal income tax
- −$14,127
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,828
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,092
- Take-home pay
- $75,284
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,217
Left over each month
$8,528 gross, minus $2,254 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.
$3,057
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 Syracuse?
$102,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Syracuse?
$3,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 59 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Syracuse.