Calibration Technologists and Technicians Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Richmond, Virginia earns $83,270 a year.

$83,270 / year, mean
↑ 12.9% above national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Richmond sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for calibration technologists and technicians. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.9%
Cost of living 98 #76 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $397,705 #53 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $84,405 #39 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Richmond ranks #76 for cost of living and #53 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $99,070 Seattle $98,160 San Francisco $96,630 Beaumont $95,490 Oxnard $88,260 San Diego $83,460 Richmond $83,270 Houston $80,100 Detroit $78,390 Dallas $76,750 Albany $76,560 Corpus Christi $76,280 New York $75,090 Los Angeles $74,970 Odessa $73,250 Baltimore $72,770 Sacramento $72,590 Virginia Beach $72,590 Portland $70,160 Kalamazoo $69,170 San Antonio $68,600 Miami $68,410 Riverside $68,080 Syracuse $67,100 Austin $67,090 Philadelphia $66,970 Grand Rapids $65,870 Tampa $65,820 Pittsburgh $64,830 Chicago $64,350 Rochester $62,860 Indianapolis $62,370 Jacksonville $62,080 El Paso $60,630 Orlando $59,320 Louisville $58,860 Buffalo $58,460 Fort Wayne $57,330 Midland $51,950
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Albany, New York$76,560-8.1%
Austin, Texas$67,090-19.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,770-12.6%
Beaumont, Texas$95,490+14.7%
Buffalo, New York$58,460-29.8%
Chicago, Illinois$64,350-22.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$76,280-8.4%
Dallas, Texas$76,750-7.8%
Detroit, Michigan$78,390-5.9%
El Paso, Texas$60,630-27.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$57,330-31.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,870-20.9%
Houston, Texas$80,100-3.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$62,370-25.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$62,080-25.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$69,170-16.9%
Los Angeles, California$74,970-10.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$58,860-29.3%
Miami, Florida$68,410-17.8%
Midland, Texas$51,950-37.6%
New York, New York$75,090-9.8%
Odessa, Texas$73,250-12.0%
Orlando, Florida$59,320-28.8%
Oxnard, California$88,260+6.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,970-19.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,830-22.1%
Portland, Oregon$70,160-15.7%
Riverside, California$68,080-18.2%
Rochester, New York$62,860-24.5%
Sacramento, California$72,590-12.8%
San Antonio, Texas$68,600-17.6%
San Diego, California$83,460+0.2%
San Francisco, California$96,630+16.0%
San Jose, California$99,070+19.0%
Seattle, Washington$98,160+17.9%
Syracuse, New York$67,100-19.4%
Tampa, Florida$65,820-21.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$72,590-12.8%
Gross salary
83,270/yr
Estimated take-home
63,437/yr
Est. total withheld
23.8%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3028 SOC code
Official area Richmond, VA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Virginia

Population (metro area)
1,327,321