Meter Readers, Utilities Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Meter Readers, Utilities in Richmond, Virginia earns $44,320 a year.

$44,320 / year, mean
↓ 22.6% below national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Richmond sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for meter readers, utilities, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.0%
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.

San Francisco $98,850 Seattle $81,610 Sacramento $79,570 Chicago $77,240 Riverside $76,850 Philadelphia $74,140 Los Angeles $74,020 Pittsburgh $71,740 New York $71,500 San Diego $70,700 Detroit $65,060 Portland $64,730 Indianapolis $64,170 Jacksonville $62,180 Albany $60,470 Morgantown $60,320 Vineland $59,550 Buffalo $54,380 York $54,250 Louisville $52,260 Miami $50,420 Wildwood $50,300 Lexington $48,390 Port St. Lucie $48,230 Rochester $47,990 Houston $47,980 Orlando $47,680 Dallas $47,620 Austin $47,310 Sarasota $46,870 Bowling Green $46,550 San Antonio $45,360 Huntington $45,240 Deltona $44,870 Lakeland $44,350 Richmond $44,320 Tampa $43,650 Panama City $43,140 Palm Bay $40,870 Virginia Beach $39,020 El Paso $38,660 Bloomington $37,940 Brownsville $34,590 McAllen $34,020
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Albany, New York$60,470+36.4%
Austin, Texas$47,310+6.7%
Bloomington, Indiana$37,940-14.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$46,550+5.0%
Brownsville, Texas$34,590-22.0%
Buffalo, New York$54,380+22.7%
Chicago, Illinois$77,240+74.3%
Dallas, Texas$47,620+7.4%
Deltona, Florida$44,870+1.2%
Detroit, Michigan$65,060+46.8%
El Paso, Texas$38,660-12.8%
Houston, Texas$47,980+8.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$45,240+2.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$64,170+44.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$62,180+40.3%
Lakeland, Florida$44,350+0.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$48,390+9.2%
Los Angeles, California$74,020+67.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$52,260+17.9%
McAllen, Texas$34,020-23.2%
Miami, Florida$50,420+13.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$60,320+36.1%
New York, New York$71,500+61.3%
Sarasota, Florida$46,870+5.8%
Orlando, Florida$47,680+7.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$40,870-7.8%
Panama City, Florida$43,140-2.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,140+67.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$71,740+61.9%
Portland, Oregon$64,730+46.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$48,230+8.8%
Riverside, California$76,850+73.4%
Rochester, New York$47,990+8.3%
Sacramento, California$79,570+79.5%
San Antonio, Texas$45,360+2.3%
San Diego, California$70,700+59.5%
San Francisco, California$98,850+123.0%
Seattle, Washington$81,610+84.1%
Tampa, Florida$43,650-1.5%
Vineland, New Jersey$59,550+34.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$39,020-12.0%
Wildwood, Florida$50,300+13.5%
York, Pennsylvania$54,250+22.4%
Gross salary
44,320/yr
Estimated take-home
36,057/yr
Est. total withheld
18.6%

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 43-5041 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