SOC 17-3022 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Charlottesville, Virginia is $60,170 a year ($28.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,140: half of the 50 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$60,170average per year

$28.93 / hourMedian $56,140Take-home ≈ $47,881

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,100 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Charlottesville earn between $48,760 and $69,330.

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,170$5,014$28.93
Median$56,140$4,678$26.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,760$4,063$23.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,330$5,778$33.33

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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $60,170, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $47,881 a year, or $3,990 a month and $1,842 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $60,170 buys what about $60,688 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 4th of 4 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($67,290).

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Virginia

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 Charlottesville: questions

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

$28.93 an hour on average, and $26.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,881 a year ($3,990 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,170.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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