SOC 19-4099 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for other life, physical, and social science technicians in Charlottesville, Virginia is $66,060 a year ($31.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,000: 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 ($66,280).

$66,060average per year

$31.76 / hourMedian $58,000Take-home ≈ $52,275

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,860 or more. The middle half of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Charlottesville earn between $42,750 and $67,240.

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Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,060$5,505$31.76
Median$58,000$4,833$27.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,750$3,562$20.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,240$5,603$32.33

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Other life, physical, and social science technicians in Charlottesville earn 4% less than the Virginia average ($69,110) and about the same as the U.S. average ($66,280). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$66,060$58,000$42,750$83,860n/a
Virginia$69,110$67,240$42,750$104,8902,710
United States$66,280$62,280$39,000$102,69073,910

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $66,060, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $52,275 a year, or $4,356 a month and $2,011 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 other life, physical, and social science technicians? 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 $66,060 buys what about $66,629 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 3rd of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job; Lynchburg pays the most ($87,380).

All Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for other life, physical, and social science technicians

Oklahoma City, OK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,540).

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary by city

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Charlottesville: questions

How much do other life, physical, and social science technicians make an hour in Charlottesville?

$31.76 an hour on average, and $27.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other life, physical, and social science technicians salary in Charlottesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other life, physical, and social science technicians take-home pay in Charlottesville?

About $52,275 a year ($4,356 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,060.

Do other life, physical, and social science technicians earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($66,280).

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 19-4099; area Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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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