How much do Civil Engineers make in Charlottesville, VA?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,610 and the 90th percentile is $151,010. The difference is $84,400, which is 94.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,300 to the 75th at $122,330, covers $42,030.

The mean annual wage is $100,720, which sits above the median of $89,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlottesville, VA median is 11.5% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,019, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% lower than the Virginia median of $97,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $90,019 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Charlottesville, VA ranks 27th of 36 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 33 miles away, with a median of $97,530 and employment of 90. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,025, against $90,019 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $78,770 and employment of 70. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,010, against $90,019 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $96,100 and employment of 170. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,539, against $90,019 here.