Can a Security Engineer afford to live in Cincinnati?

Excellent63% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Security Engineer · Cincinnati
$114,300
Income tax (~28% effective)
United States
– $31,924
Take-home pay
$6,865/mo
$82,376
Living costs (1 person)
$2,520/mo · derived
– $30,240
Savings potential
$4,345/mo · 63% of take-home
$52,136

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: BLS OEWS 2025 metro-area survey median for Security Engineer, adjusted for Cincinnati.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~28%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.