SOC 17-2072 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in Charlottesville, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Charlottesville, VA is $106,980. The 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $170,850. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$106,980

10th percentile
$72,330
25th percentile
$86,180
Median
$106,980
75th percentile
$148,950
90th percentile
$170,850
Mean
$119,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $170,850. The difference is $98,520, which is 92.1% 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 $86,180 to the 75th at $148,950, covers $62,770.

The mean annual wage is $119,560, which sits above the median of $106,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlottesville, VA median is 17.8% lower than the national median of $130,220 for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,901, which is 17.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% lower than the Virginia median of $119,990.

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 $106,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronics Engineers, Except Computer at $107,901 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. Charlottesville, VA ranks 8th of 14 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).).

  • Richmond, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $102,750 and employment of 190. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,999, against $107,901 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 85 miles away, with a median of $140,000 and employment of 2,690. That median is 30.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,577, against $107,901 here.
  • Roanoke, VA is 87 miles away, with a median of $104,150 and employment of 50. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,250, against $107,901 here.

Employment share

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlottesville, VA (110 of 114,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (96,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in Charlottesville, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Charlottesville, VA is $106,980. The 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $170,850. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer?

The local median is 17.8% lower than the national median of $130,220.

What is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer pay in Charlottesville, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,980 is $107,901. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlottesville, VA compare with nearby metros for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 73 miles away, at $102,750. Charlottesville, VA ranks 8th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.