Physician salary in Richmond, VA

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsville, Petersburg, Glen Allen, Chesterfield, Henrico.

Median salary$270,400
Middle 50%$194.2k–$280.8k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $247,000
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,404 and $485,962.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,105
25th$194,151
50th (median)$270,400
75th$280,800
90th$326,673

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $245k $290k FY2020: median $232,263 (22 filings) FY2021: median $232,066 (17 filings) FY2022: median $259,400 (12 filings) FY2023: median $270,400 (18 filings) FY2024: median $270,400 (33 filings) FY2025: median $270,400 (23 filings) FY2026: median $270,400 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 33
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$232,263$219,148$246,12522
FY2021$232,066$216,500$305,24617
FY2022$259,400$213,885$281,15412
FY2023$270,400$158,310$283,49418
FY2024$270,400$187,210$273,00033
FY2025$270,400$195,223$275,29523
FY2026$270,400$188,620$280,80022

Cost of living

Richmond's median Physician salary of $270,400 is worth about $276,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Richmond, VA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (1,760 employed). The H-1B median here is $270,400, 5% 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
VCU Health System Authority$199,12828
USACS Medical Group$270,40011
Southeastern Intensivist Services, P.C.too few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $274,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $199,128 16
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$42,952$274,00011
Mid-level · Level II$81,182$199,12816

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.