Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Richmond, Virginia earns $41,540 a year.

$41,540 / year, mean
↓ 0.2% below national average 89th percentile in Virginia

Richmond pays well above most of Virginia for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
550
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.2%
Cost of living 98 #76 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $397,705 #53 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $84,405 #39 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Richmond ranks #76 for cost of living and #53 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Wheeling $59,330 Longview $54,620 San Jose $54,440 Seattle $52,860 Wenatchee $52,610 San Francisco $50,800 Santa Cruz $50,800 Vallejo $50,460 Napa $49,930 Santa Rosa $49,770 Olympia $48,910 San Luis Obispo $48,620 New York $48,160 Syracuse $47,430 San Diego $46,900 Kingston $46,880 Albany $46,670 Bellingham $46,630 Portland $46,310 Muskegon $46,220 Los Angeles $46,110 Kennewick $45,930 Spokane $45,900 Stockton $45,770 Chambersburg $45,730 Kiryas Joel $45,650 Albany $45,580 Merced $45,550 Lansing $45,500 Detroit $45,460 Elkhart $45,450 Bremerton $45,360 Salem $45,320 Glens Falls $45,170 Sacramento $44,960 Modesto $44,770 Salinas $44,760 Buffalo $44,560 Bakersfield $44,430 Bend $44,300 Rochester $44,290 Eugene $44,190 Fresno $44,170 Philadelphia $44,030 Oxnard $43,880 Santa Maria $43,880 Peoria $43,870 Blacksburg $43,760 Yakima $43,750 Ann Arbor $43,690 Redding $43,610 Rockford $43,580 Utica $43,540 Reading $43,490 Grand Rapids $43,380 Riverside $43,370 Vineland $43,110 York $43,090 Baltimore $43,010 Visalia $42,980 Chicago $42,960 Dover $42,870 Binghamton $42,200 Lexington Park $42,200 Niles $41,960 Fort Myers $41,920 Sarasota $41,920 Chico $41,850 Kalamazoo $41,720 Richmond $41,540 Medford $41,510 Odessa $41,420 South Bend $41,150 Salisbury $41,140 Trenton $41,060 Virginia Beach $40,910 Midland $40,840 Harrisburg $40,810 Punta Gorda $40,810 Miami $40,780 Tampa $40,660 Harrisonburg $40,610 Pensacola $40,560 Jacksonville $40,540 Port St. Lucie $40,350 Atlantic City $40,340 Crestview $40,330 Louisville $40,120 Dallas $40,110 Austin $40,060 Charlottesville $39,910 Indianapolis $39,810 Lexington $39,790 Lancaster $39,540 Hagerstown $39,530 Naples $39,510 Palm Bay $39,410 Allentown $39,270 Scranton $39,230 Orlando $39,190 Evansville $39,030 Deltona $38,960 Williamsport $38,700 Beaumont $38,660 Lafayette $38,600 Lakeland $38,520 Fort Wayne $38,350 Erie $38,340 Winchester $38,330 Bowling Green $38,280 Houston $38,210 Sebastian $37,820 Tallahassee $37,820 Elizabethtown $37,810 Gainesville $37,680 Huntington $37,620 Pittsburgh $37,620 Staunton $37,270 Roanoke $37,210 Homosassa Springs $37,120 Lynchburg $37,050 Ocala $37,030 San Antonio $36,920 Flint $36,610 Longview $36,410 Sherman $36,080 Corpus Christi $35,870 Owensboro $35,690 San Angelo $35,310 Terre Haute $35,170 Amarillo $35,080 Waco $34,880 Killeen $34,860 Wichita Falls $34,770 Altoona $34,450 Lubbock $34,400 Victoria $34,170 Tyler $33,500 El Paso $33,430 College Station $33,300 Abilene $33,160 McAllen $33,090 Texarkana $30,840 Brownsville $30,470 Laredo $29,540
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Abilene, Texas$33,160-20.2%
Albany, Oregon$46,670+12.3%
Albany, New York$45,580+9.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$39,270-5.5%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$34,450-17.1%
Amarillo, Texas$35,080-15.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$43,690+5.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$40,340-2.9%
Austin, Texas$40,060-3.6%
Bakersfield, California$44,430+7.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,010+3.5%
Beaumont, Texas$38,660-6.9%
Bellingham, Washington$46,630+12.3%
Bend, Oregon$44,300+6.6%
Binghamton, New York$42,200+1.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$43,760+5.3%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$38,280-7.8%
Bremerton, Washington$45,360+9.2%
Brownsville, Texas$30,470-26.6%
Buffalo, New York$44,560+7.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$41,920+0.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$45,730+10.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$39,910-3.9%
Chicago, Illinois$42,960+3.4%
Chico, California$41,850+0.7%
College Station, Texas$33,300-19.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$35,870-13.6%
Crestview, Florida$40,330-2.9%
Dallas, Texas$40,110-3.4%
Deltona, Florida$38,960-6.2%
Detroit, Michigan$45,460+9.4%
Dover, Delaware$42,870+3.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$37,810-9.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,450+9.4%
El Paso, Texas$33,430-19.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$38,340-7.7%
Eugene, Oregon$44,190+6.4%
Evansville, Indiana$39,030-6.0%
Flint, Michigan$36,610-11.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$38,350-7.7%
Fresno, California$44,170+6.3%
Gainesville, Florida$37,680-9.3%
Glens Falls, New York$45,170+8.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,380+4.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$39,530-4.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$40,810-1.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$40,610-2.2%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$37,120-10.6%
Houston, Texas$38,210-8.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,620-9.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$39,810-4.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,540-2.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$41,720+0.4%
Kennewick, Washington$45,930+10.6%
Killeen, Texas$34,860-16.1%
Kingston, New York$46,880+12.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$45,650+9.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$38,600-7.1%
Lakeland, Florida$38,520-7.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$39,540-4.8%
Lansing, Michigan$45,500+9.5%
Laredo, Texas$29,540-28.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$39,790-4.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$42,200+1.6%
Longview, Texas$36,410-12.3%
Longview, Washington$54,620+31.5%
Los Angeles, California$46,110+11.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$40,120-3.4%
Lubbock, Texas$34,400-17.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$37,050-10.8%
McAllen, Texas$33,090-20.3%
Medford, Oregon$41,510-0.1%
Merced, California$45,550+9.7%
Miami, Florida$40,780-1.8%
Midland, Texas$40,840-1.7%
Modesto, California$44,770+7.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$46,220+11.3%
Napa, California$49,930+20.2%
Naples, Florida$39,510-4.9%
New York, New York$48,160+15.9%
Niles, Michigan$41,960+1.0%
Sarasota, Florida$41,920+0.9%
Ocala, Florida$37,030-10.9%
Odessa, Texas$41,420-0.3%
Olympia, Washington$48,910+17.7%
Orlando, Florida$39,190-5.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$35,690-14.1%
Oxnard, California$43,880+5.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$39,410-5.1%
Pensacola, Florida$40,560-2.4%
Peoria, Illinois$43,870+5.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$44,030+6.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$37,620-9.4%
Portland, Oregon$46,310+11.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,350-2.9%
Punta Gorda, Florida$40,810-1.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$43,490+4.7%
Redding, California$43,610+5.0%
Riverside, California$43,370+4.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$37,210-10.4%
Rochester, New York$44,290+6.6%
Rockford, Illinois$43,580+4.9%
Sacramento, California$44,960+8.2%
Salem, Oregon$45,320+9.1%
Salinas, California$44,760+7.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$41,140-1.0%
San Angelo, Texas$35,310-15.0%
San Antonio, Texas$36,920-11.1%
San Diego, California$46,900+12.9%
San Francisco, California$50,800+22.3%
San Jose, California$54,440+31.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$48,620+17.0%
Santa Cruz, California$50,800+22.3%
Santa Maria, California$43,880+5.6%
Santa Rosa, California$49,770+19.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$39,230-5.6%
Seattle, Washington$52,860+27.3%
Sebastian, Florida$37,820-9.0%
Sherman, Texas$36,080-13.1%
South Bend, Indiana$41,150-0.9%
Spokane, Washington$45,900+10.5%
Staunton, Virginia$37,270-10.3%
Stockton, California$45,770+10.2%
Syracuse, New York$47,430+14.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$37,820-9.0%
Tampa, Florida$40,660-2.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$35,170-15.3%
Texarkana, Texas$30,840-25.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$41,060-1.2%
Tyler, Texas$33,500-19.4%
Utica, New York$43,540+4.8%
Vallejo, California$50,460+21.5%
Victoria, Texas$34,170-17.7%
Vineland, New Jersey$43,110+3.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$40,910-1.5%
Visalia, California$42,980+3.5%
Waco, Texas$34,880-16.0%
Wenatchee, Washington$52,610+26.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$59,330+42.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas$34,770-16.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$38,700-6.8%
Winchester, Virginia$38,330-7.7%
Yakima, Washington$43,750+5.3%
York, Pennsylvania$43,090+3.7%
Gross salary
41,540/yr
Estimated take-home
33,983/yr
Est. total withheld
18.2%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 49-9098 SOC code
Official area Richmond, VA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
1,327,321