UST salaries in Richmond, VA

Based on 104 certified H-1B filings by UST in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$111,826
Middle 50%$102.3k–$135.3k
vs. all employers here+4%comparison median $107,890
Filings104FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,729 and $184,483.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,225
25th$102,349
50th (median)$111,826
75th$135,284
90th$158,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $84,323 (77 filings) FY2021: median $84,323 (42 filings) FY2022: median $85,685 (37 filings) FY2023: median $94,962 (58 filings) FY2024: median $102,500 (57 filings) FY2025: median $112,080 (76 filings) FY2026: median $110,911 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 77 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 58 filings FY23 FY2024: 57 filings FY24 FY2025: 76 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 77
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$84,323$81,536$87,00077
FY2021$84,323$84,323$99,25042
FY2022$85,685$82,500$91,00037
FY2023$94,962$90,000$97,00058
FY2024$102,500$95,000$107,89057
FY2025$112,080$100,100$136,13676
FY2026$110,911$107,372$117,75028

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$124,05755
QA Engineer$97,84412
Management Consultant$100,10011
Systems Engineer / Architect$108,47810
Systems Analysttoo few8
Network Support Specialisttoo few2
Programmer Analysttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Richmond, VA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $109,012 94
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.