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Virginia engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Virginia, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$126,416

Virginia

Top earners

$193,578

Higher end

vs national

+5% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

6

in this state

Engineers in Virginia earn a blended median of $126,416 per year, +5% vs national, with top earners near $193,578. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 126,990 published jobs in Virginia. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Virginia

Published wage data for each discipline in Virginia. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Virginia

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Top-paying

Charlottesville

$120,123

At national

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Richmond

$118,125

-2% vs national

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Virginia Beach

$114,509

-5% vs national

View Virginia Beach salaries

Winchester

$113,365

-6% vs national

View Winchester salaries

Lynchburg

$100,368

-17% vs national

View Lynchburg salaries

Roanoke

$96,827

-20% vs national

View Roanoke salaries

Staunton

$96,457

-20% vs national

View Staunton salaries

Blacksburg

$94,527

-21% vs national

View Blacksburg salaries

Harrisonburg

$93,862

-22% vs national

View Harrisonburg salaries

More cities in Virginia

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What affects engineering pay in Virginia

  • ▹Local market. Virginia pay runs +5% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Virginia Beach, Richmond, Roanoke and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Virginia; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Virginia — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Virginia?
Engineers in Virginia earn a blended median of $126,416 per year — 5% above the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 126,990 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Virginia?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Virginia, at $168,780 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Virginia a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Virginia runs 5% above the national average, across 126,990 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Virginia pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Washington, D.C. ($144,482), Charlottesville ($120,123), and Richmond ($118,125), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Virginia, weighted by local employment (126,990 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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