SOC 49-2095 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Charlottesville, Virginia is $98,440 a year ($47.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $104,870: half of the people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($100,760).

$98,440average per year

$47.33 / hourMedian $104,870Take-home ≈ $73,236

  • $69K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $115K75th
  • $127K90th

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,650 or more. The middle half of electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Charlottesville earn between $68,550 and $114,590.

  • $69K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $115K75th
  • $127K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$98,440$8,203$47.33
Median$104,870$8,739$50.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,550$5,712$32.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$114,590$9,549$55.09

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

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Charlottesville earn 8% more than the Virginia average ($91,040) and about the same as the U.S. average ($100,760). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $103,020.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$98,440$104,870$68,550$126,650n/a
Virginia$91,040$99,390$63,270$118,850910
United States$100,760$103,020$65,730$129,92020,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $98,440, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $73,236 a year, or $6,103 a month and $2,817 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).

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Is Charlottesville a good place for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay? 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 $98,440 buys what about $99,288 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 4 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 ($138,320).

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay salary in Charlottesville: questions

How much do electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay make an hour in Charlottesville?

$47.33 an hour on average, and $50.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay salary in Charlottesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay take-home pay in Charlottesville?

About $73,236 a year ($6,103 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $98,440.

Do electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($100,760).

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 49-2095; area Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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).

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