Electrical Engineers Salary in Richmond, VA

Electrical Engineers pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $159,310 or more. The middle half of electrical engineers in Richmond earn between $99,070 and $134,010.

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

Electrical Engineers salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $118,040, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $85,898 a year, or $7,158 a month and $3,304 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 Richmond a good place for electrical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $118,040 buys what about $120,624 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical Engineers salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 2nd of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($129,920).

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Highest-paying cities for electrical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,370).

Electrical Engineers salary by city

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