What is the average salary in Richmond, VA?

$68,260a year

Average yearly pay across 595 jobs with official data in the Richmond, VA metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $32.82
Jobs with data: 595
Workers counted: 637,140

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cardiologist	$450,500
Chief Executive	$326,200
Psychiatrist	$290,900
Physician	$284,100
Surgeon	$259,300
Physician	$240,200
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$239,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$235,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$224,200
Dentist	$218,900

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$29,500
Retail Salesperson	$33,580
General and Operations Manager	$108,700
Registered Nurse	$93,580
Cashier	$30,350
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,180
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$58,190
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$29,360
Customer Service Representative	$42,660
Office Clerk	$46,320

Management

Administrative Services Manager$115,500
Advertising and Promotions Manager$161,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$167,200
Chief Executive$326,200
Compensation and Benefits Manager$157,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager$180,600
Construction Manager$110,400
Education Administrator$104,400
Education Administrator$126,900
Education Administrator$107,300
Education and Childcare Administrator$54,960
Emergency Management Director$92,940
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$89,580
Facilities Manager$110,800
Financial Manager$173,100
Food Service Manager$73,570
Fundraising Manager$140,300
Funeral Home Manager$80,450
General and Operations Manager$108,700
Human Resources Manager$152,200
Industrial Production Manager$136,000
Lodging Manager$74,680
Manager$144,700
Marketing Manager$174,100
Medical and Health Services Manager$129,700
Natural Sciences Manager$126,600
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$97,380
Property$87,440
Public Relations Manager$160,500
Purchasing Manager$147,400
Sales Manager$168,600
Social and Community Service Manager$104,100
Training and Development Manager$121,500
Transportation$111,500

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$84,220
Budget Analyst$92,550
Business Operations Specialist$78,420
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$82,370
Claims Adjuster$78,780
Compensation$80,990
Compliance Officer$77,060
Cost Estimator$77,540
Credit Analyst$105,400
Credit Counselor$54,150
Financial and Investment Analyst$104,200
Financial Examiner$100,500
Financial Risk Specialist$105,100
Financial Specialist$81,070
Fundraiser$68,920
Human Resources Specialist$79,340
Insurance Underwriter$81,400
Labor Relations Specialist$99,390
Loan Officer$69,610
Logistician$92,500
Management Analyst$95,660
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$81,660
Meeting$52,920
Personal Financial Advisor$110,900
Project Management Specialist$102,200
Property Appraiser and Assessor$81,270
Tax Examiner and Collector$57,620
Tax Preparer$62,160
Training and Development Specialist$75,750

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$131,900
Computer and Information Research Scientist$162,900
Computer Network Architect$129,200
Computer Network Support Specialist$65,460
Computer Occupation$111,100
Computer Programmer$112,700
Computer Systems Analyst$105,200
Computer User Support Specialist$60,790
Data Scientist$122,500
Database Administrator$99,690
Database Architect$133,800
Information Security Analyst$126,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$99,750
Operations Research Analyst$109,700
Software Developer$132,100
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$106,300
Statistician$81,620
Web and Digital Interface Designer$63,660
Web Developer$117,100

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$120,400
Architect$95,860
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,830
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$105,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$79,040
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$78,850
Chemical Engineer$117,200
Civil Engineer$91,300
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$66,940
Computer Hardware Engineer$132,300
Drafter$66,710
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$85,510
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$62,100
Electrical Engineer$116,800
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$78,660
Electronics Engineer$102,800
Engineer$108,000
Engineering Technologist and Technician$78,030
Environmental Engineer$100,800
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$48,200
Health and Safety Engineer$105,500
Industrial Engineer$103,200
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,650
Landscape Architect$81,380
Materials Engineer$102,400
Mechanical Drafter$69,630
Mechanical Engineer$104,100
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$70,550
Nuclear Engineer$140,500
Surveying and Mapping Technician$59,480
Surveyor$74,150

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$80,230
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$112,500
Biological Scientist$77,100
Biological Technician$65,210
Chemical Technician$50,790
Chemist$87,580
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$72,880
Conservation Scientist$66,180
Economist$112,300
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$45,800
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$80,350
Epidemiologist$82,460
Forensic Science Technician$70,160
Forest and Conservation Technician$38,790
Forester$66,430
Geoscientist$80,490
Life$62,610
Life Scientist$70,050
Microbiologist$90,930
Nuclear Technician$122,200
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$83,420
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$60,260
Physicist$218,300
Psychologist$152,100
School Psychologist$82,440
Social Science Research Assistant$49,060
Social Scientist and Related Worker$85,030
Soil and Plant Scientist$73,920
Survey Researcher$72,610
Urban and Regional Planner$77,340
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$79,220

Community and social service

Child$60,520
Clergy$60,190
Community and Social Service Specialist$77,210
Community Health Worker$51,420
Counselor$98,850
Director$77,020
Educational$67,620
Health Education Specialist$68,250
Healthcare Social Worker$71,690
Marriage and Family Therapist$52,000
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$63,020
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$60,030
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,890
Social and Human Service Assistant$42,170
Social Worker$96,970
Substance Abuse$57,860

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$49,440
Archivist$65,240
Area$85,960
Art$73,940
Biological Science Teacher$81,220
Business Teacher$98,170
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,820
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,990
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,620
Chemistry Teacher$85,310
Communications Teacher$69,300
Computer Science Teacher$86,670
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$66,410
Curator$66,650
Economics Teacher$128,500
Education Teacher$65,130
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$51,800
Elementary School Teacher$61,290
Engineering Teacher$105,000
English Language and Literature Teacher$65,870
Farm and Home Management Educator$78,900
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$68,660
Health Specialties Teacher$101,100
History Teacher$86,410
Instructional Coordinator$81,850
Kindergarten Teacher$61,300
Law Teacher$131,300
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$77,430
Library Technician$40,510
Mathematical Science Teacher$80,550
Middle School Teacher$61,350
Museum Technician and Conservator$52,190
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$82,620
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$85,310
Physics Teacher$103,700
Political Science Teacher$92,410
Postsecondary Teacher$81,600
Preschool Teacher$35,980
Psychology Teacher$81,870
Secondary School Teacher$62,000
Self-Enrichment Teacher$45,280
Social Work Teacher$65,090
Sociology Teacher$82,230
Special Education Teacher$61,860
Special Education Teacher$62,310
Special Education Teacher$60,560
Special Education Teacher$61,120
Special Education Teacher$76,160
Substitute Teacher$35,230
Teacher and Instructor$82,370
Teaching Assistant$50,360
Teaching Assistant$37,050
Tutor$36,790

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$35,010
Art Director$99,610
Audio and Video Technician$55,490
Broadcast Technician$52,160
Camera Operator$55,120
Commercial and Industrial Designer$89,360
Editor$70,380
Fine Artist$62,000
Floral Designer$37,460
Graphic Designer$66,350
Interior Designer$58,790
Interpreter and Translator$78,030
Lighting Technician$55,220
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$38,630
Music Director and Composer$57,860
Musician and Singer$114,400
News Analyst$56,910
Photographer$46,420
Producer and Director$59,990
Public Relations Specialist$75,730
Set and Exhibit Designer$51,840
Special Effects Artist and Animator$76,380
Technical Writer$79,200
Umpire$40,510
Writer and Author$74,300

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$60,370
Audiologist$80,010
Cardiologist$450,500
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$71,960
Chiropractor$81,760
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$61,830
Dental Hygienist$104,300
Dentist$218,900
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$95,660
Dietetic Technician$39,240
Dietitian and Nutritionist$78,900
Emergency Medical Technician$47,290
Exercise Physiologist$63,840
Family Medicine Physician$208,800
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$52,100
Health Technologist and Technician$49,500
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$97,820
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$72,340
Hearing Aid Specialist$65,170
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$64,030
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$98,680
Medical Records Specialist$51,370
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$97,300
Nurse Anesthetist$235,300
Nurse Practitioner$127,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$224,200
Occupational Therapist$105,600
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$39,120
Optician$55,020
Optometrist$131,100
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$239,200
Orthotist and Prosthetist$87,530
Paramedic$63,750
Pediatrician$165,400
Pharmacist$144,900
Pharmacy Technician$44,030
Physical Therapist$102,700
Physician$240,200
Physician$284,100
Physician Assistant$126,800
Podiatrist$168,600
Psychiatric Technician$48,320
Psychiatrist$290,900
Radiation Therapist$101,400
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$80,600
Recreational Therapist$61,270
Registered Nurse$93,580
Respiratory Therapist$81,750
Speech-Language Pathologist$96,080
Surgeon$259,300
Surgical Assistant$51,030
Surgical Technologist$60,980
Veterinarian$121,700
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$53,220

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$47,760
Healthcare Support Worker$46,020
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$29,360
Massage Therapist$57,730
Medical Assistant$44,490
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,640
Medical Transcriptionist$35,050
Nursing Assistant$42,720
Occupational Therapy Assistant$76,760
Orderly$37,560
Pharmacy Aide$33,840
Phlebotomist$46,370
Physical Therapist Aide$33,860
Physical Therapist Assistant$73,640
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$37,470

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$49,010
Bailiff$61,470
Correctional Officer and Jailer$51,660
Crossing Guard and Flagger$35,520
Detective and Criminal Investigator$91,080
Firefighter$60,790
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$67,440
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$100,200
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$100,300
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$62,510
Lifeguard$28,590
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$62,720
Private Detective and Investigator$52,430
School Bus Monitor$30,420
Security Guard$36,960
Transportation Security Screener$65,960

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$46,070
Chef and Head Cook$59,730
Cook$29,570
Cook$37,140
Cook$37,080
Cook$29,280
Cook$35,540
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,980
Dishwasher$31,370
Fast Food and Counter Worker$29,500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$45,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$33,980
Food Preparation Worker$33,650
Food Server$34,960
Host and Hostess$29,480
Waiter and Waitress$38,470

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$46,540
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$58,590
Janitor and Cleaner$34,200
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$37,170
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$33,470
Pest Control Worker$45,800
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$45,600

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$29,250
Animal Caretaker$33,710
Animal Trainer$46,820
Childcare Worker$33,570
Concierge$35,470
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$39,110
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$46,960
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$50,060
Funeral Attendant$35,030
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,610
Mortician$59,340
Personal Care and Service Worker$27,610
Recreation Worker$34,700
Residential Advisor$39,770
Shampooer$27,340
Skincare Specialist$35,370
Tour and Travel Guide$37,350
Usher$28,860

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$95,680
Cashier$30,350
Counter and Rental Clerk$46,520
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$36,070
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$99,960
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,380
Insurance Sales Agent$62,330
Parts Salesperson$38,320
Real Estate Broker$75,300
Real Estate Sales Agent$64,850
Retail Salesperson$33,580
Sale and Related Worker$37,890
Sales Engineer$101,200
Sales Representative$129,900
Sales Representative$63,180
Sales Representatives of Service$61,510
Security$73,500
Travel Agent$45,230

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$46,470
Billing and Posting Clerk$47,170
Bookkeeping$51,400
Brokerage Clerk$61,800
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,640
Courier and Messenger$38,270
Court$42,650
Credit Authorizer$58,330
Customer Service Representative$42,660
Data Entry Keyer$40,270
Dispatcher$49,830
Eligibility Interviewer$53,090
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$77,510
File Clerk$47,020
Financial Clerk$63,220
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$64,690
Hotel$30,850
Human Resources Assistant$52,730
Information and Record Clerk$48,580
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$47,690
Interviewer$46,390
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$61,600
Library Assistant$38,230
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$52,800
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$38,170
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,310
Meter Reader$41,890
New Accounts Clerk$48,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker$50,480
Office Clerk$46,320
Office Machine Operator$40,140
Order Clerk$42,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$60,010
Postal Service Clerk$61,050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,130
Postal Service Mail Sorter$55,350
Procurement Clerk$55,390
Production$59,440
Public Safety Telecommunicator$53,390
Receptionist and Information Clerk$36,400
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$36,510
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,840
Shipping$44,450
Switchboard Operator$36,740
Teller$45,590
Weigher$46,670
Word Processor and Typist$46,320

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Faller$40,560
Farmworker$48,880
Farmworker and Laborer$38,570
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$55,810
Logging Equipment Operator$45,500

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$51,800
Carpenter$51,870
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$45,670
Construction and Building Inspector$70,790
Construction Laborer$42,410
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$49,260
Earth Driller$51,120
Electrician$61,350
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$108,300
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$58,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$76,630
Glazier$57,760
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$45,190
Helper$43,480
Helpers--Brickmason$38,890
Helpers--Carpenter$42,660
Helpers--Electrician$43,510
Helpers--Pipelayer$37,990
Highway Maintenance Worker$53,770
Insulation Worker$49,460
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$47,650
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$55,280
Painter$47,670
Paving$49,880
Pipelayer$48,700
Plumber$61,480
Roofer$48,050
Sheet Metal Worker$48,010
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$60,260
Tile and Stone Setter$50,130

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$75,100
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$50,250
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$53,800
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$61,510
Bicycle Repairer$36,610
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$61,390
Coin$48,740
Computer$47,120
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$70,910
Electric Motor$58,770
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$70,120
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$101,100
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$78,110
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$45,230
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$51,060
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$78,990
Heating$59,130
Helpers--Installation$39,050
Home Appliance Repairer$52,790
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$66,080
Installation$45,050
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$51,260
Maintenance and Repair Worker$48,730
Maintenance Worker$56,150
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,880
Medical Equipment Repairer$56,580
Millwright$48,890
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$64,480
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,230
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$74,300
Radio$67,090
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$41,280
Rigger$60,790
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$59,560
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$59,590
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$82,130
Tire Repairer and Changer$33,830

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$43,020
Baker$31,500
Butcher and Meat Cutter$40,120
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,230
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$61,840
Chemical Plant and System Operator$77,930
Coating$48,310
Coil Winder$60,310
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,700
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$65,630
Crushing$44,240
Cutting$49,270
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$48,260
Dental Laboratory Technician$46,700
Electrical$48,170
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$59,570
Extruding$43,800
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$46,670
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$73,630
Food Batchmaker$37,190
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$38,030
Food Processing Worker$38,240
Forging Machine Setter$54,230
Furnace$48,330
Grinding$48,960
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$52,340
Helpers--Production Worker$40,450
Inspector$48,710
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$54,860
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$33,220
Machinist$62,650
Meat$37,630
Medical Appliance Technician$58,210
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,060
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$48,930
Molder$44,420
Molding$36,720
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$49,780
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$44,180
Painting$48,570
Paper Goods Machine Setter$49,980
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$102,200
Power Plant Operator$63,640
Prepress Technician and Worker$49,850
Presser$28,830
Printing Press Operator$44,110
Production Worker$38,220
Rolling Machine Setter$45,670
Sawing Machine Setter$35,790
Separating$55,960
Sewing Machine Operator$35,310
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$64,750
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$50,290
Tailor$47,370
Tool and Die Maker$68,000
Upholsterer$47,560
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$59,970
Welder$57,710
Welding$51,270
Woodworking Machine Setter$36,790

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Service Attendant$39,210
Airline Pilot$130,100
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$45,490
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$29,720
Bus Driver$49,370
Bus Driver$50,270
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$30,380
Commercial Pilot$119,700
Conveyor Operator and Tender$37,920
Crane and Tower Operator$61,180
Driver/Sales Worker$36,230
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,060
Flight Attendant$72,600
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$58,190
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,920
Laborer and Freight$40,270
Light Truck Driver$41,720
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$37,110
Material Moving Worker$46,020
Motor Vehicle Operator$35,440
Packer and Packager$34,870
Parking Attendant$25,990
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$49,150
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$38,460
Stocker and Order Filler$37,180
Transportation Inspector$68,610

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Richmond, VA?

About $68,260 a year ($32.82 an hour): the average of the 595 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Richmond, VA?

Cardiologist ($450,500), Chief Executive ($326,200), Psychiatrist ($290,900).

What are the most common jobs in Richmond, VA?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (17,100 jobs), Retail Salesperson (16,210 jobs), General and Operations Manager (15,770 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.