Average Salary in Virginia
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Virginia. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$72,060Rank #11 of 51
- Median annual wage$53,020Rank #15 of 51
- Median household income$92,090ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity101.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$71,276Rank #9 at national prices
- Total employment4,064,640Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $72,060 is $19,040 (35.9 %) above the median of $53,020, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Virginia sit close to the national average (RPP 101.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Virginia buys what $71,276 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Virginia is $92,090 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Virginia
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $188,500 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $173,200 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $142,230 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $137,920 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $132,230 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $122,330 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $116,720 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $105,240 |
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