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$68,400avg. a year, all jobs
$32.89 an hour · 660,350 employed

Average and median pay for 41 common jobs in the Richmond, VA metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 41 jobs in Richmond

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,08017,100
Retail Salespersons$35,46016,210
General and Operations Managers$134,88015,770
Registered Nurses$92,01015,700
Cashiers$31,91014,460
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,26012,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,13011,760
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,69011,570
Customer Service Representatives$44,52010,960
Office Clerks, General$47,70010,890
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,13010,550
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,2209,270
Waiters and Waitresses$45,0109,120
Accountants and Auditors$93,2107,920
Software Developers$139,3407,680
Nursing Assistants$41,7706,660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,7606,490
Project Management Specialists$108,5406,380
Cooks, Restaurant$37,1006,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,7805,880
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$74,6605,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,5205,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,7805,270
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,5305,150
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$83,3205,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,0005,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,4604,940
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,5804,890
Light Truck Drivers$44,2204,790
Security Guards$42,1504,630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,8604,590
Construction Laborers$42,9704,560
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$96,2404,550
Human Resources Specialists$83,1104,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,0304,460
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,6104,420
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,0204,420
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,9404,360
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,3704,160
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,4604,150
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,2304,140
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Richmond, VA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40060). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.