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Software Developers salary in Charlottesville, VA

The median software developers in Charlottesville, VA earns $128,520 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,670 a month.

10th percentile
$81,200
25th percentile
$100,850
Median percentile
$128,520
75th percentile
$161,720
90th percentile
$196,240

Based on 1,390 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

$92,041 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,520
Federal income tax−$19,579
Social Security + Medicare−$9,832
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$7,069
Monthly take-home$7,670
Every two weeks$3,540

Does it go far here?

$129,627Median pay in Charlottesville, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.1 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,598 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,090
General and Operations Managers$107,200
Registered Nurses$99,320
Project Management Specialists$97,680
Management Analysts$87,100
Human Resources Specialists$82,430
Accountants and Auditors$81,530
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,980

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