SOC 13-1082 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Project Management Specialists Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for project management specialists in Charlottesville, Virginia is $106,720 a year ($51.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $97,680: half of the 1,010 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,495).

$106,720average per year

$51.31 / hourMedian $97,680Take-home ≈ $78,585

  • $63K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $163K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,010people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 9Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Project Management Specialists pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $162,900 or more. The middle half of project management specialists in Charlottesville earn between $76,360 and $131,150.

  • $63K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $163K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$106,720$8,893$51.31
Median$97,680$8,140$46.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$76,360$6,363$36.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$131,150$10,929$63.05

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

Project Management Specialists salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $106,720, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $78,585 a year, or $6,549 a month and $3,023 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 project management specialists? 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 $106,720 buys what about $107,639 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Project Management Specialists salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 3rd of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($111,460).

All Project Management Specialists salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for project management specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($146,170).

Project Management Specialists salary by city

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Project Management Specialists salary in Charlottesville: questions

How much do project management specialists make an hour in Charlottesville?

$51.31 an hour on average, and $46.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level project management specialists salary in Charlottesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the project management specialists take-home pay in Charlottesville?

About $78,585 a year ($6,549 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $106,720.

Do project management specialists earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,495).

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 13-1082; area Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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