How much do Life Scientists, All Other make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Life Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $59,870 and the 90th percentile is $115,010. The difference is $55,140, which is 78.7% 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 $61,760 to the 75th at $86,030, covers $24,270.

The mean annual wage is $78,200, which sits above the median of $70,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 25.3% lower than the national median of $93,750 for Life Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,583, which is 23.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.2% lower than the Virginia median of $81,600.

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 $70,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life Scientists, All Other at $71,583 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life Scientists, All Other. Richmond, VA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $126,120 and employment of 340. That median is 80% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,830, against $71,583 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $105,850 and employment of 460. That median is 51.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,484, against $71,583 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 139 miles away, with a median of $105,900 and employment of 170. That median is 51.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,352, against $71,583 here.

Employment share

Life Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (210 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (7,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.63 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.