SOC 13-1075 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in Richmond, VA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in Richmond, VA is $99,390. The 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $125,870. Employment is 250.
Median annual wage
$99,390
- 10th percentile
- $60,210
- 25th percentile
- $78,030
- Median
- $99,390
- 75th percentile
- $114,780
- 90th percentile
- $125,870
- Mean
- $97,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Labor Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $125,870. The difference is $65,660, which is 66.1% 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 $78,030 to the 75th at $114,780, covers $36,750.
The mean annual wage is $97,490, which sits below the median of $99,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Richmond, VA median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $95,420 for Labor Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,566, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.7% higher than the Virginia median of $98,730.
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 $99,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Labor Relations Specialists at $101,566 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Labor Relations Specialists. Richmond, VA ranks 4th of 13 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 $95,760 and employment of 170. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,773, against $101,566 here.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $105,210 and employment of 790. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,626, against $101,566 here.
- Raleigh-Cary, NC is 128 miles away, with a median of $78,120 and employment of 50. That median is 21.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,587, against $101,566 here.
Employment share
Labor Relations Specialists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (250 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (64,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Richmond, VA · Labor Relations Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in Richmond, VA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in Richmond, VA is $99,390. The 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $125,870. Employment is 250.
How does that compare with the national median for Labor Relations Specialists?
The local median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $95,420.
What is Labor Relations Specialists pay in Richmond, VA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,390 is $101,566. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Richmond, VA compare with nearby metros for Labor Relations Specialists?
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $95,760. Richmond, VA ranks 4th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.