Civil engineer · Charlottesville, VA
Civil engineer in Charlottesville: $2,199/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Charlottesville at $89,250 a year. The 10th percentile is $66,610 and the 90th is $151,010. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,199 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 139 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,199
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,250
$66,610 to $151,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
282nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $89,250.
- Taxes$1,872
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
- Left over$2,199
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,250
- Federal income tax
- −$11,249
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,828
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,386
- Take-home pay
- $66,788
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$7,438 gross, minus $1,872 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
$2,199
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $3,282/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Charlottesville?
$89,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Charlottesville?
$2,199 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 139 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Charlottesville.