How much do Nuclear Technicians make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Nuclear Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $86,170 and the 90th percentile is $157,570. The difference is $71,400, which is 58.4% 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 $109,340 to the 75th at $139,810, covers $30,470.

The mean annual wage is $122,440, which sits above the median of $122,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $110,240 for Nuclear Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,885, which is 13.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.5% higher than the Virginia median of $98,930.

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 $122,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nuclear Technicians at $124,885 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Nuclear Technicians. Richmond, VA ranks 1st of 2 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 $114,910 and employment of 90. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,326, against $124,885 here.

Employment share

Nuclear Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (60 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.18 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.