H-1B salaries in Richmond, VA

Based on 3,821 certified H-1B filings in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$107,890
Middle 50%$90k–$131.2k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $122,699
Filings3,821FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,512 and $280,640.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,246
25th$90,000
50th (median)$107,890
75th$131,206
90th$160,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $87,000 (3,290 filings) FY2021: median $89,669 (2,667 filings) FY2022: median $94,037 (2,774 filings) FY2023: median $99,466 (2,084 filings) FY2024: median $103,000 (2,113 filings) FY2025: median $107,890 (2,313 filings) FY2026: median $108,000 (1,508 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,290 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,667 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,774 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,084 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,113 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,313 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,508 filings FY26 3,290
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$87,000$81,536$100,0003,290
FY2021$89,669$84,323$104,0002,667
FY2022$94,037$85,000$110,0002,774
FY2023$99,466$90,334$115,2672,084
FY2024$103,000$89,045$125,0002,113
FY2025$107,890$89,378$130,0002,313
FY2026$108,000$92,953$133,9001,508

Cost of living

Richmond's median H-1B salary of $107,890 is worth about $110,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,517Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,651Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)97.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$110,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesVA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$112,9861,569
Systems Engineer / Architect$100,298379
Data Scientist$100,000333
QA Engineer$106,850167
Systems Analyst$95,500155
Programmer Analyst$85,800121
Data Engineer$120,00075
Database Administrator$98,50071
Electrical Engineer$112,12068
Civil Engineer$86,09361
Industrial Engineer$105,00049
Network Administrator$85,00049
Physician$270,40045
Medical Scientist$69,54338
IT Manager$174,15337

By job title

Java Developer$107.9k · 82 DevOps Engineer$107.9k · 39 .NET Developer$107.9k · 31 Full Stack Developer$107.9k · 28 Solutions Architect$151.5k · 28 Cloud Engineer$107.9k · 20 Salesforce Developer$107.9k · 14 Systems Engineer$100k · 13 Python Developer$108k · 12 Product Manager$120.3k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Richmond, VA. Figure: median salary · filings.