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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in State College, PA

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in State College, PA earns $59,430 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,009 a month.

10th percentile
$45,450
25th percentile
$47,320
Median percentile
$59,430
75th percentile
$65,720
90th percentile
$80,550

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,108 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,430
Federal income tax−$4,952
Social Security + Medicare−$4,546
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,825
Monthly take-home$4,009
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$61,419Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

All civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania