Civil Engineers salary in Cincinnati, OH

Median pay for civil engineers in Cincinnati, OH: $83,440/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,230 – $130,590 · about 1,240 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$5,190 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Cincinnati

With Cincinnati's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $83,440 has the buying power of about $88,555 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,247 · median home $311,270 · median rent $1,575/mo.

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How Cincinnati ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cincinnati, OH is 123rd of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Cincinnati's cost of living is applied, it ranks 121st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Cincinnati sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Cincinnati

A median home in Cincinnati, OH costs $311,270 — about 3.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,575/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Cincinnati.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+51%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+47%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+43%	2.3×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+32%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
Cleveland, OH	$83,910	+1%	0.9×
Columbus, OH	$83,200	+0%	1×
Toledo, OH	$81,100	−3%	0.8×
Canton, OH	$80,240	−4%	0.7×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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