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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Virginia

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Virginia earns $75,650 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,824 a month.

10th percentile
$46,090
25th percentile
$60,040
Median percentile
$75,650
75th percentile
$81,090
90th percentile
$98,320

Based on 670 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

$57,889 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,650
Federal income tax−$7,813
Social Security + Medicare−$5,787
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,161
Monthly take-home$4,824
Every two weeks$2,227

Does it go far here?

$74,824Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
33%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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia