Medical School Professor salary in Richmond, VA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Henrico.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$58,920
Middle 50%$58.9k–$72.7k
vs. national median−58%comparison median $140,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,410 and $209,066.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,410
25th$58,920
50th (median)$58,920
75th$72,740
90th$172,185

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $49,240 (15 filings) FY2021: median $49,240 (21 filings) FY2022: median $51,220 (34 filings) FY2023: median $52,380 (18 filings) FY2024: median $54,947 (24 filings) FY2025: median $58,920 (20 filings) FY2026: median $58,920 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 34
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$48,000$49,24015
FY2021$49,240$49,240$78,00021
FY2022$51,220$51,220$52,09034
FY2023$52,380$52,380$53,37818
FY2024$54,947$52,650$94,00024
FY2025$58,920$58,920$62,03220
FY2026$58,920$58,410$95,07512

Cost of living

Richmond's median Medical School Professor salary of $58,920 is worth about $60,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Richmond = 97.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Richmond, VA area earned a median of $101,080 in May 2025 (1,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $58,920, 42% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Virginia Commonwealth University$58,92032

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,920 28
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$58,920$58,92028

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.