Civil engineer · Virginia Beach, VA
Civil engineer in Virginia Beach: $2,452/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Virginia Beach at $94,680 a year. About 1,990 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $65,770 and the 90th is $136,510. Pay ranks 222nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,452 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 176 miles away, at $3,282 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,452
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,680
$65,770 to $136,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,454
$1,731 (2 bd)
Employment
1,990
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
222nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,680.
- Taxes$2,032
- Rent$1,454
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$2,452
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,444
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,243
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,698
- Take-home pay
- $70,296
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,454
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,406
Left over each month
$7,890 gross, minus $2,032 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.
$2,452
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 Virginia Beach?
$94,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,990 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Virginia Beach?
$2,452 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Burlington, about 176 miles away, leaves $3,282 a month, more than Virginia Beach.