Computer Programmers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

Computer Programmers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,010 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Charlottesville earn between $91,140 and $131,930.

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $113,190, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $82,765 a year, or $6,897 a month and $3,183 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 computer programmers? 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 $113,190 buys what about $114,165 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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• Database Architects$127,500 a year
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• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$115,050 a year
• Computer Systems Analysts$105,930 a year

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