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Richmond city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Richmond city

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Richmond city. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,101 Median weekly pay across these 32 trades. $3,021 — $465.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 216 businesses · 3,063 employees$3,021$157,079 a year+9.4%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 130 businesses · 3,596 employees$2,482$129,060 a year+8.0%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 51 businesses · 564 employees$2,122$110,331 a year+3.4%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 122 businesses · 334 employees$1,706$88,731 a year-4.4%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 4 businesses · 301 employees$1,677$87,216 a year+0.2%flat
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 93 businesses · 1,756 employees$1,552$80,688 a year+12.9%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 17 businesses · 176 employees$1,546$80,389 a year+1.2%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 47 businesses · 600 employees$1,522$79,143 a year+6.8%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 7 businesses · 158 employees$1,417$73,667 a year+7.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 60 businesses · 729 employees$1,404$72,982 a year+5.5%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 126 businesses · 507 employees$1,366$71,039 a year+7.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 62 businesses · 302 employees$1,237$64,329 a year+10.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 40 businesses · 476 employees$1,226$63,774 a year+1.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 8 businesses · 72 employees$1,204$62,598 a year+4.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 66 businesses · 434 employees$1,170$60,853 a year+9.3%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 40 businesses · 768 employees$1,101$57,274 a year+5.5%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 9 businesses · 32 employees$1,061$55,152 a year+21.4%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 7 businesses · 74 employees$1,054$54,810 a year+11.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 14 businesses · 943 employees$1,052$54,712 a year+7.7%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 42 businesses · 384 employees$980$50,964 a year+6.8%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 26 businesses · 220 employees$979$50,920 a year-14.0%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 32 businesses · 82 employees$879$45,686 a year-0.5%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 96 businesses · 483 employees$856$44,535 a year+1.9%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 12 businesses · 55 employees$761$39,582 a year+7.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 36 businesses · 359 employees$718$37,351 a year
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 41 businesses · 1,593 employees$642$33,398 a year+5.4%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 5 businesses · 35 employees$624$32,461 a year+25.3%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 327 businesses · 5,640 employees$596$30,985 a year+2.2%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 65 businesses · 1,981 employees$591$30,754 a year+9.6%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 12 businesses · 18 employees$537$27,946 a year+5.3%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 12 businesses · 166 employees$508$26,435 a year+4.7%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 202 businesses · 3,048 employees$465$24,185 a year+4.7%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses25,209
Employees499,765
Annual payroll$36 M
Net movement of people−1,883People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Richmond city. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Virginia

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Richmond city?
Across the 32 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,101 a week. The highest pays $3,021 and the lowest $465.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Richmond city report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.