SOC 17-3022 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $64,220 a year ($30.87 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,820: half of the 380 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 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).

$64,220average per year

$30.87 / hourMedian $62,820Take-home ≈ $50,902

  • $44K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

380people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,220 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Virginia Beach earn between $52,220 and $73,320.

  • $44K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,220$5,352$30.88
Median$62,820$5,235$30.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,220$4,352$25.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,320$6,110$35.25

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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $64,220, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $50,902 a year, or $4,242 a month and $1,958 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NC$51,727$4,311
Working in VA$50,902$4,242

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

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

Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $64,220 buys what about $65,570 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 2nd 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 Virginia Beach: questions

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

$30.87 an hour on average, and $30.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,902 a year ($4,242 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,220.

Do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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