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Civil Engineers salary in Virginia

The median civil engineers in Virginia earns $97,120 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,984 a month.

10th percentile
$74,000
25th percentile
$79,150
Median percentile
$97,120
75th percentile
$126,780
90th percentile
$150,710

Based on 11,350 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$71,812 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,120
Federal income tax−$12,536
Social Security + Medicare−$7,430
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$5,342
Monthly take-home$5,984
Every two weeks$2,762

Does it go far here?

$96,060Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia