Statistician salary in Richmond, VA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Glen Allen, Ashland, Henrico.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$126,000
Middle 50%$85.5k–$149.8k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $128,627
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,469 and $171,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,687
25th$85,508
50th (median)$126,000
75th$149,789
90th$171,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $59,717 (19 filings) FY2021: median $83,200 (19 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 19
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$59,717$58,677$72,50019
FY2021$83,200$62,461$97,84619
FY2022$83,000$78,500$95,00017
FY2023–––6
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Richmond's median Statistician salary of $126,000 is worth about $128,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Richmond, VA area earned a median of $81,620 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,000, 54% higher.

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 Universitytoo few3
EXLtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.