Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Richmond, Virginia earns $82,640 a year.

$82,640 / year, mean
↓ 13.2% below 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 noticeably below the national average for communications teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.8%
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 Francisco $176,630 Riverside $167,620 San Diego $147,820 Sacramento $143,840 San Jose $143,330 Los Angeles $143,170 Fresno $138,080 Santa Maria $120,380 Portland $118,320 Albany $111,390 Lansing $108,640 Ann Arbor $108,210 New York $107,520 Buffalo $95,490 McAllen $95,420 Baltimore $93,930 Ithaca $92,470 Austin $89,330 Philadelphia $85,600 Trenton $84,910 Seattle $84,620 Dallas $83,880 Grand Rapids $83,810 Detroit $83,690 Houston $83,510 Richmond $82,640 Harrisburg $82,560 Rochester $81,350 Pittsburgh $81,010 Indianapolis $78,610 Syracuse $78,110 Allentown $77,520 Chicago $77,350 Virginia Beach $76,330 Harrisonburg $76,230 Erie $75,810 Lubbock $75,680 Miami $75,410 Lexington $75,290 Spokane $74,150 Huntington $74,030 Bloomington $73,830 San Antonio $70,840 Scranton $70,540 Tampa $70,200 Jacksonville $68,430 Amarillo $68,100 South Bend $68,070 Deltona $67,390 Orlando $66,920 El Paso $66,140 Tyler $64,090 Louisville $60,540
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Albany, New York$111,390+34.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$77,520-6.2%
Amarillo, Texas$68,100-17.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$108,210+30.9%
Austin, Texas$89,330+8.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$93,930+13.7%
Bloomington, Illinois$73,830-10.7%
Buffalo, New York$95,490+15.5%
Chicago, Illinois$77,350-6.4%
Dallas, Texas$83,880+1.5%
Deltona, Florida$67,390-18.5%
Detroit, Michigan$83,690+1.3%
El Paso, Texas$66,140-20.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$75,810-8.3%
Fresno, California$138,080+67.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$83,810+1.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$82,560-0.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$76,230-7.8%
Houston, Texas$83,510+1.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$74,030-10.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$78,610-4.9%
Ithaca, New York$92,470+11.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$68,430-17.2%
Lansing, Michigan$108,640+31.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$75,290-8.9%
Los Angeles, California$143,170+73.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$60,540-26.7%
Lubbock, Texas$75,680-8.4%
McAllen, Texas$95,420+15.5%
Miami, Florida$75,410-8.7%
New York, New York$107,520+30.1%
Orlando, Florida$66,920-19.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$85,600+3.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$81,010-2.0%
Portland, Oregon$118,320+43.2%
Riverside, California$167,620+102.8%
Rochester, New York$81,350-1.6%
Sacramento, California$143,840+74.1%
San Antonio, Texas$70,840-14.3%
San Diego, California$147,820+78.9%
San Francisco, California$176,630+113.7%
San Jose, California$143,330+73.4%
Santa Maria, California$120,380+45.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$70,540-14.6%
Seattle, Washington$84,620+2.4%
South Bend, Indiana$68,070-17.6%
Spokane, Washington$74,150-10.3%
Syracuse, New York$78,110-5.5%
Tampa, Florida$70,200-15.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$84,910+2.7%
Tyler, Texas$64,090-22.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$76,330-7.6%
Gross salary
82,640/yr
Estimated take-home
63,030/yr
Est. total withheld
23.7%

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 25-1122 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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Population (metro area)
1,327,321