Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Richmond, Virginia earns $56,340 a year.

$56,340 / year, mean
↓ 11.8% below national average 50th percentile in Virginia

Richmond sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Virginia — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for earth drillers, except oil and gas, 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 reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.4%
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.

Seattle $89,050 Chicago $85,130 San Francisco $78,770 New York $76,580 Portland $73,150 Spokane $72,460 Sacramento $71,360 Stockton $67,830 Saginaw $67,820 Bend $67,710 Philadelphia $67,690 Riverside $67,480 Bakersfield $67,200 Flint $67,110 Indianapolis $67,040 Salem $66,850 Fresno $65,330 Lansing $63,810 Buffalo $63,440 Pittsburgh $62,790 Austin $62,620 Dallas $61,540 Midland $61,150 Jackson $60,380 Visalia $60,090 Syracuse $59,870 Houston $59,100 Lancaster $58,910 San Antonio $58,800 Scranton $58,050 Virginia Beach $57,510 Lakeland $56,370 Richmond $56,340 Eugene $56,170 Fort Myers $56,130 Tampa $55,590 Jacksonville $54,490 Orlando $54,130 College Station $52,780 Miami $52,380
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Austin, Texas$62,620+11.1%
Bakersfield, California$67,200+19.3%
Bend, Oregon$67,710+20.2%
Buffalo, New York$63,440+12.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$56,130-0.4%
Chicago, Illinois$85,130+51.1%
College Station, Texas$52,780-6.3%
Dallas, Texas$61,540+9.2%
Eugene, Oregon$56,170-0.3%
Flint, Michigan$67,110+19.1%
Fresno, California$65,330+16.0%
Houston, Texas$59,100+4.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$67,040+19.0%
Jackson, Michigan$60,380+7.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$54,490-3.3%
Lakeland, Florida$56,370+0.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$58,910+4.6%
Lansing, Michigan$63,810+13.3%
Miami, Florida$52,380-7.0%
Midland, Texas$61,150+8.5%
New York, New York$76,580+35.9%
Orlando, Florida$54,130-3.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$67,690+20.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,790+11.4%
Portland, Oregon$73,150+29.8%
Riverside, California$67,480+19.8%
Sacramento, California$71,360+26.7%
Saginaw, Michigan$67,820+20.4%
Salem, Oregon$66,850+18.7%
San Antonio, Texas$58,800+4.4%
San Francisco, California$78,770+39.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$58,050+3.0%
Seattle, Washington$89,050+58.1%
Spokane, Washington$72,460+28.6%
Stockton, California$67,830+20.4%
Syracuse, New York$59,870+6.3%
Tampa, Florida$55,590-1.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$57,510+2.1%
Visalia, California$60,090+6.7%
Gross salary
56,340/yr
Estimated take-home
45,024/yr
Est. total withheld
20.1%

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 47-5023 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