Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Salary — Charlottesville, Virginia

The average Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Charlottesville, Virginia earns $100,620 a year.

$100,620 / year, mean
↓ 16.8% below national average 33th percentile in Virginia

Charlottesville pays below most of Virginia for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for bioengineers and biomedical engineers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.0%
Cost of living 99 #66 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $473,058 #29 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $90,552 #26 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Charlottesville ranks #66 for cost of living and #29 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $143,640 San Francisco $140,020 Portland $129,130 San Diego $129,110 Los Angeles $128,230 Riverside $128,060 New York $125,360 Indianapolis $125,090 Philadelphia $121,030 Sacramento $121,020 Buffalo $116,900 Miami $115,900 Bloomington $114,140 Pittsburgh $113,070 Rochester $112,470 Detroit $110,710 Richmond $110,090 Jacksonville $108,320 Tampa $108,030 Dallas $107,820 Austin $106,660 Virginia Beach $105,350 Baltimore $103,600 Louisville $100,920 Chicago $100,810 Charlottesville $100,620 San Antonio $99,830 Syracuse $99,210 El Paso $98,920 Houston $95,220 Orlando $91,270 Ann Arbor $89,270 College Station $75,450
CityMean salaryvs. Charlottesville
Ann Arbor, Michigan$89,270-11.3%
Austin, Texas$106,660+6.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$103,600+3.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$114,140+13.4%
Buffalo, New York$116,900+16.2%
Chicago, Illinois$100,810+0.2%
College Station, Texas$75,450-25.0%
Dallas, Texas$107,820+7.2%
Detroit, Michigan$110,710+10.0%
El Paso, Texas$98,920-1.7%
Houston, Texas$95,220-5.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$125,090+24.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$108,320+7.7%
Los Angeles, California$128,230+27.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$100,920+0.3%
Miami, Florida$115,900+15.2%
New York, New York$125,360+24.6%
Orlando, Florida$91,270-9.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$121,030+20.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$113,070+12.4%
Portland, Oregon$129,130+28.3%
Richmond, Virginia$110,090+9.4%
Riverside, California$128,060+27.3%
Rochester, New York$112,470+11.8%
Sacramento, California$121,020+20.3%
San Antonio, Texas$99,830-0.8%
San Diego, California$129,110+28.3%
San Francisco, California$140,020+39.2%
San Jose, California$143,640+42.8%
Syracuse, New York$99,210-1.4%
Tampa, Florida$108,030+7.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$105,350+4.7%
Gross salary
100,620/yr
Estimated take-home
74,645/yr
Est. total withheld
25.8%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-2031 SOC code
Official area Charlottesville, VA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
222,937