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Civil Engineer Salary in Charlottesville, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Charlottesville, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Charlottesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineers in Charlottesville, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,110
25th Percentile Wage
$64,600
50th Percentile Wage
$81,490
75th Percentile Wage
$105,000
90th Percentile Wage
$147,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Charlottesville, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,110.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$81,490
-1.08% 9.26%
2021
$82,370
-2.78% -
2020
$84,660
-1.87% -
2019
$86,240
4.13% -
2018
$82,680
2.07% -
2017
$80,970
6.93% -
2016
$75,360
5.18% -
2015
$71,460
-2.59% -
2014
$73,310
1.84% -
2013
$71,960
-2.75% -
2012
$73,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Charlottesville with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,490 in Charlottesville is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Charlottesville is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$86,780
Richmond
$84,590
Lynchburg
$83,990
Staunton-Waynesboro
$83,320
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$82,480
Charlottesville
$81,490
Roanoke
$79,350
Harrisonburg
$78,340
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$78,220
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$77,050
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$77,030
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$76,010
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$71,450
Danville
$58,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia.