How much do Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $34,450 and the 90th percentile is $82,750. The difference is $48,300, which is 88.0% 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 $54,630 to the 75th at $64,420, covers $9,790.

The mean annual wage is $58,970, which sits above the median of $54,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 4.4% higher than the national median of $52,540 for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,061, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the Virginia median of $61,940.

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 $54,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers at $56,061 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Richmond, VA ranks 6th of 8 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 $56,060 and employment of 50. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,239, against $56,061 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $65,370 and employment of 110. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,036, against $56,061 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 128 miles away, with a median of $61,000 and employment of 120. That median is 11.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,145, against $56,061 here.

Employment share

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (70 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.