Civil Engineers Salary in Richmond, VA
Median annual salary
$91,300
-9% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,227
cost index 109.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Richmond, VA
| 10th percentile | $73,060 |
| 25th percentile | $79,170 |
| Median (50th) | $91,300 |
| 75th percentile | $115,460 |
| 90th percentile | $136,860 |
| Mean | $99,540 |
| Employed in metro | 1,680 |
A Civil Engineers in Richmond, VA earns a median of $91,300 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Richmond, VA has a cost index of 109.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,227 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $86,679, median gross rent $1,447/mo, and the median home value $353,500. See the full Richmond, VA cost-of-living profile.