How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $39,890 and the 90th percentile is $108,270. The difference is $68,380, which is 105.1% 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 $51,840 to the 75th at $82,480, covers $30,640.

The mean annual wage is $77,740, which sits above the median of $65,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $77,570 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,515, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% lower than the Virginia median of $77,180.

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 $65,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary at $66,515 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. Richmond, VA ranks 4th of 6 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 $91,900 and employment of 220. That median is 41.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,402, against $66,515 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 128 miles away, with a median of $64,480 and employment of 60. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,691, against $66,515 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $62,250 and employment of 70. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,799, against $66,515 here.

Employment share

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (170 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.17 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.