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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Virginia

SOC 25-1032 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$121,880
per year in Virginia
Middle half
$85,580–$158,540
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
1,070
in Virginia
Concentration
1.00×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Virginia
$121,880
published median
United States
$109,270
11.5% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
11th
48 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $121,880 median has purchasing power comparable to about $120,549 nationally. Virginia's BEA regional price parity is 101.1 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Virginia.

$62,910$224,190

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Doctoral or professional degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Virginia

Every linked area below has a published estimate for engineering teachers, postsecondary. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,210108.95900.72×
2Richmond, VA$104,99097.91300.75×
3Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$86,07097.9700.36×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where engineering teachers, postsecondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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