Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in Virginia

Average salary (this dataset)
$70,458
Across 646 roles in 9 Virginia cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
92.7
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$291,346
zillow_real
Crime index
1524
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$761,734M
BEA, current dollars
Population
181,605
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in Virginia (top 30 of 3204)

CityRoleMean salary
WinchesterCardiologists$434,080
Virginia BeachCardiologists$433,900
RichmondCardiologists$425,280
Virginia BeachOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$388,490
RoanokeAnesthesiologists$387,340
CharlottesvilleChief Executives$352,900
Virginia BeachAnesthesiologists$346,790
Virginia BeachFamily Medicine Physicians$334,940
Virginia BeachChief Executives$333,240
RichmondChief Executives$328,500
RoanokeObstetricians and Gynecologists$307,000
RoanokeGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$305,190
RoanokeChief Executives$301,480
StauntonChief Executives$296,540
HarrisonburgChief Executives$290,420
RoanokePsychiatrists$278,300
WinchesterChief Executives$274,090
LynchburgChief Executives$273,430
RichmondPsychiatrists$271,380
LynchburgPhysicians, All Other$267,300
CharlottesvillePhysicians, All Other$267,120
WinchesterFamily Medicine Physicians$267,040
Virginia BeachSurgeons, All Other$267,010
CharlottesvilleNurse Anesthetists$263,370
RichmondPhysicians, All Other$262,540
BlacksburgChief Executives$261,490
StauntonPersonal Financial Advisors$258,100
Virginia BeachNurse Anesthetists$256,600
Virginia BeachPsychiatrists$255,430
StauntonPhysicians, All Other$253,540

Virginia covers 9 cities and 646 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.