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Locomotive Engineers salary in Virginia

The median locomotive engineers in Virginia earns $90,780 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,642 a month.

10th percentile
$62,490
25th percentile
$82,020
Median percentile
$90,780
75th percentile
$90,940
90th percentile
$90,940

Based on 790 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

$67,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,780
Federal income tax−$11,142
Social Security + Medicare−$6,945
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,993
Monthly take-home$5,642
Every two weeks$2,604

Does it go far here?

$89,789Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
28%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 locomotive engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia