Civil engineer · Worcester, MA
Civil engineer in Worcester: $2,539/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Worcester at $101,770 a year. About 600 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $74,970 and the 90th is $151,790. Pay ranks 77th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,539 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 209 miles away, at $3,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,539
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,770
$74,970 to $151,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
77th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,770.
- Taxes$2,221
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$2,539
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,770
- Federal income tax
- −$14,003
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,785
- State income tax (MA)
- −$4,869
- Take-home pay
- $75,113
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$8,481 gross, minus $2,221 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$2,539
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 Worcester?
$101,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Worcester?
$2,539 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Binghamton, about 209 miles away, leaves $3,399 a month, more than Worcester.