SOC 29-1218 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Obstetricians and Gynecologists make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Richmond, VA is $224,240. The 10th percentile is $172,490 and the 90th percentile is $321,940. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$224,240

10th percentile
$172,490
25th percentile
$203,320
Median
$224,240
75th percentile
$273,300
90th percentile
$321,940
Mean
$246,600

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the published 10th percentile is $172,490 and the 90th percentile is $321,940. The difference is $149,450, which is 66.6% 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 $203,320 to the 75th at $273,300, covers $69,980.

The mean annual wage is $246,600, which sits above the median of $224,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $292,910 for Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $229,148, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.6% lower than the Virginia median of $282,410.

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 $224,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Obstetricians and Gynecologists at $229,148 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Richmond, VA ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Roanoke, VA is 138 miles away, with a median of $346,900 and employment of 70. That median is 54.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $370,548, against $229,148 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 139 miles away, with a median of $304,220 and employment of 90. That median is 35.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $291,156, against $229,148 here.

Employment share

Obstetricians and Gynecologists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (250 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.77 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Obstetricians and Gynecologists make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Richmond, VA is $224,240. The 10th percentile is $172,490 and the 90th percentile is $321,940. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Obstetricians and Gynecologists?

The local median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $292,910.

What is Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 $224,240 is $229,148. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Richmond, VA compare with nearby metros for Obstetricians and Gynecologists?

Roanoke, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 138 miles away, at $346,900. Richmond, VA ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.