SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Charlottesville, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Charlottesville, VA is $37,320. The 10th percentile is $26,030 and the 90th percentile is $57,030. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$37,320

10th percentile
$26,030
25th percentile
$27,920
Median
$37,320
75th percentile
$51,220
90th percentile
$57,030
Mean
$40,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Driver/Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $26,030 and the 90th percentile is $57,030. The difference is $31,000, which is 83.1% 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 $27,920 to the 75th at $51,220, covers $23,300.

The mean annual wage is $40,860, which sits above the median of $37,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlottesville, VA median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $38,770 for Driver/Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,641, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Virginia median of $37,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Driver/Sales Workers at $37,641 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Driver/Sales Workers. Charlottesville, VA ranks 10th of 34 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).).

  • Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 33 miles away, with a median of $37,910 and employment of 200. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,601, against $37,641 here.
  • Harrisonburg, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $34,380 and employment of 260. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,231, against $37,641 here.
  • Lynchburg, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $34,890 and employment of 280. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,043, against $37,641 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Charlottesville, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Charlottesville, VA is $37,320. The 10th percentile is $26,030 and the 90th percentile is $57,030.

How does that compare with the national median for Driver/Sales Workers?

The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $38,770.

What is Driver/Sales Workers pay in Charlottesville, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,320 is $37,641. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlottesville, VA compare with nearby metros for Driver/Sales Workers?

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $37,910. Charlottesville, VA ranks 10th of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.