Civil Engineers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

Civil Engineers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,010 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Charlottesville earn between $80,300 and $122,330.

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

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $100,720, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $74,709 a year, or $6,226 a month and $2,873 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

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

Is Charlottesville a good place for civil engineers? 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 $100,720 buys what about $101,588 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 4th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Winchester pays the most ($105,860).

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Highest-paying cities for civil engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,910).

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