Civil Engineers salary in Lynchburg, VA

Median pay for civil engineers in Lynchburg, VA: $76,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,780 – $135,830 · about 290 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$11,880 (-13%).

What it's really worth in Lynchburg

With Lynchburg's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $76,750 has the buying power of about $84,775 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,307 · median home $291,459 · median rent $1,316/mo.

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How Lynchburg ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lynchburg, VA is 173rd of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Lynchburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 158th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Lynchburg sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Lynchburg

A median home in Lynchburg, VA costs $291,459 — about 3.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,316/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lynchburg.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+64%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+60%	2.5×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+56%	2.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+43%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in VA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
Richmond, VA	$84,360	+10%	1.3×
Roanoke, VA	$80,670	+5%	1.1×
Virginia Beach, VA	$80,400	+5%	1.4×

Staying in VA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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