Civil Engineers salary in Lancaster, PA

Median pay for civil engineers in Lancaster, PA: $82,720/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,910 – $126,640 · about 370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$5,910 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Lancaster

With Lancaster's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $82,720 has the buying power of about $85,495 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,458 · median home $388,207 · median rent $1,526/mo.

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How Lancaster ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lancaster, PA is 132nd of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Lancaster's cost of living is applied, it ranks 151st.

The headline number flatters Lancaster. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, civil engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Lancaster

A median home in Lancaster, PA costs $388,207 — about 4.7× 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 $1,526/mo works out at 22% 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 Lancaster.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+52%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+48%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+44%	2.4×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+33%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Pittsburgh, PA	$97,560	+18%	1×
Reading, PA	$97,120	+17%	1×
Philadelphia, PA	$96,240	+16%	1.3×
Allentown, PA	$90,810	+10%	1.2×

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

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