How much do Bill and Account Collectors make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Bill and Account Collectors, the published 10th percentile is $32,080 and the 90th percentile is $63,860. The difference is $31,780, which is 68.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,990 to the 75th at $53,320, covers $16,330.

The mean annual wage is $46,640, which sits above the median of $46,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $47,030 for Bill and Account Collectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,487, which is 1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Virginia median of $43,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bill and Account Collectors at $47,487 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bill and Account Collectors. Richmond, VA ranks 10th of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $36,300 and employment of 1,170. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,063, against $47,487 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $51,350 and employment of 30. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,792, against $47,487 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 97 miles away, with a median of $42,200 and employment of 40. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,223, against $47,487 here.

Employment share

Bill and Account Collectors accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (1,040 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (158,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.