SOC 17-3022 · Johnstown, PA metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Johnstown, PA

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is $64,750 a year ($31.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,930: half of the 30 people in this job in the Johnstown, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$64,750average per year

$31.13 / hourMedian $59,930Take-home ≈ $52,219

  • $54K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 10Pennsylvania metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Johnstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,700 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Johnstown earn between $59,930 and $75,700.

  • $54K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,750$5,396$31.13
Median$59,930$4,994$28.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,930$4,994$28.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,700$6,308$36.39

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Johnstown

On the average salary of $64,750, a single filer in Johnstown takes home about $52,219 a year, or $4,352 a month and $2,008 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Johnstown a good place for civil engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Johnstown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $64,750 buys what about $75,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Johnstown ($44,110). A typical home costs $107,146, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Johnstown ranks 8th of 10 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Harrisburg pays the most ($69,380).

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for civil engineering technologists and technicians

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,700).

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Johnstown: questions

How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Johnstown?

$31.13 an hour on average, and $28.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level civil engineering technologists and technicians salary in Johnstown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the civil engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Johnstown?

About $52,219 a year ($4,352 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,750. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Johnstown than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3022; area Johnstown, PA (27780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.59, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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