Civil Engineer Salary in Virginia
Median annual pay in Virginia
$97,120
$46.69/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Virginia
$96,060
Regional Price Parity: 101.104 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): −$3,720 (−3.7%)
Virginia ranks 34th of 51 states by median pay, and 43rd of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $74,000 | $35.58 |
| 25th percentile | $79,150 | $38.05 |
| Median | $97,120 | $46.69 |
| 75th percentile | $126,780 | $60.95 |
| 90th percentile | $150,710 | $72.46 |
Employment
- Employment in Virginia
- 11,350
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Virginia
- $97,120
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- −$3,720 (−3.7%)
Cost of living
$97,120 ÷ 101.104 × 100 = $96,060
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 32nd | $97,850 | $100,285 29th |
| Maine | ||
| 33rd | $97,820 | $100,793 26th |
| Virginia This page | ||
| 34th | $97,120 | $96,060 43rd |
| Kansas | ||
| 35th | $96,880 | $107,563 14th |
| Texas | ||
| 36th | $96,860 | $99,797 31st |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Transportation Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Civil Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in the District of Columbia
$103,880/year District of Columbia
- Civil Engineer salary in Kentucky
$100,930/year Kentucky
- Civil Engineer salary in Maryland
$100,680/year Maryland
- Civil Engineer salary in North Carolina
$100,730/year North Carolina
- Civil Engineer salary in Tennessee
$95,910/year Tennessee
- Civil Engineer salary in West Virginia
$86,930/year West Virginia
- Civil Engineer salary in the U.S.
$100,840/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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