Virginia Commonwealth University salaries in Richmond, VA

Based on 127 certified H-1B filings by Virginia Commonwealth University in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$70,202
Middle 50%$59k–$90k
vs. all employers here−35%comparison median $107,890
Filings127FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,000 and $185,493.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,716
25th$59,000
50th (median)$70,202
75th$90,000
90th$126,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $49,240 (62 filings) FY2021: median $54,330 (77 filings) FY2022: median $53,760 (86 filings) FY2023: median $57,742 (62 filings) FY2024: median $63,500 (71 filings) FY2025: median $64,102 (78 filings) FY2026: median $74,006 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 62 filings FY20 FY2021: 77 filings FY21 FY2022: 86 filings FY22 FY2023: 62 filings FY23 FY2024: 71 filings FY24 FY2025: 78 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 86
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$49,240$41,743$53,86262
FY2021$54,330$49,240$73,05977
FY2022$53,760$51,220$64,37586
FY2023$57,742$52,422$72,87562
FY2024$63,500$55,265$83,21771
FY2025$64,102$58,920$86,42678
FY2026$74,006$62,109$100,00049

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Medical Scientist$68,41036
Medical School Professor$58,92032
Mathematics Professortoo few5
Data Scientisttoo few4
Chemisttoo few4
Computer Science Professortoo few4
Statisticiantoo few3
Career Counselortoo few3
Biology Professortoo few3
Chemistry Teachertoo few3
Coachtoo few3
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)too few2
Data Engineertoo few2
Biochemisttoo few2
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Research Assistant (Social Science)too 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 $63,507 94
Mid-level · Level II $92,780 23
Senior · Level III too few 9
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.