Mechanical Engineers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,480 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Charlottesville earn between $84,530 and $136,720.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $113,400, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $82,900 a year, or $6,908 a month and $3,188 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 mechanical 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 $113,400 buys what about $114,377 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 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

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• Engineers, All Other$151,940 a year
• Aerospace Engineers$137,420 a year
• Electrical Engineers$129,920 a year
• Computer Hardware Engineers$122,310 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$119,560 a year
• Industrial Engineers$107,300 a year
• Civil Engineers$100,720 a year
• Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$100,620 a year

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