SOC 17-2051 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Civil Engineers make in Harrisonburg, VA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Harrisonburg, VA is $78,770. The 10th percentile is $60,640 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$78,770
- 10th percentile
- $60,640
- 25th percentile
- $67,900
- Median
- $78,770
- 75th percentile
- $104,850
- 90th percentile
- $154,080
- Mean
- $92,720
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $60,640 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. The difference is $93,440, which is 118.6% 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 $67,900 to the 75th at $104,850, covers $36,950.
The mean annual wage is $92,720, which sits above the median of $78,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Harrisonburg, VA median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,010, which is 17.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.9% lower than the Virginia median of $97,120.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisonburg, VA is 94.892, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $83,010 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Harrisonburg, VA ranks 35th of 37 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 27 miles away, with a median of $97,530 and employment of 90. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,025, against $83,010 here.
- Charlottesville, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $89,250. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,019, against $83,010 here.
- Winchester, VA-WV is 57 miles away, with a median of $100,920 and employment of 150. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,635, against $83,010 here.
Employment share
Civil Engineers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Harrisonburg, VA (70 of 65,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA · Civil Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Civil Engineers make in Harrisonburg, VA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Harrisonburg, VA is $78,770. The 10th percentile is $60,640 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Civil Engineers?
The local median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $100,840.
What is Civil Engineers pay in Harrisonburg, VA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisonburg, VA is 94.892, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,770 is $83,010. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Harrisonburg, VA compare with nearby metros for Civil Engineers?
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $97,530. Harrisonburg, VA ranks 35th of 37 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.