High paying office and admin jobs in Richmond, VA

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Richmond, VA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Richmond, VA run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Richmond, VA salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Richmond, VA · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,490 – $98,6202,060
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $102,0406,490
3Financial Clerks, All Other$63,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,710 – $76,500270
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $94,740560
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,200
6Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,690250
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,180 – $77,520630
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,620 – $81,7201,230
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,350
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2801,090
10Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $63,560520
11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$53,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,930 – $65,500680
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,610 – $66,990710
13Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,730
Associate's degree
$38,680 – $65,510470
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,400
Some college, no degree
$37,360 – $70,1604,890
15Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880 – $71,0701,190
16Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $69,140910
17Cargo and Freight Agents$49,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $69,320280
18Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $66,930880
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,230 – $63,1204,940
20Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,310 – $60,8201,530
21Billing and Posting Clerks$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $64,3801,610
22File Clerks$47,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,830 – $59,300250
23Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $61,080280
24Bill and Account Collectors$46,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,080 – $63,8601,040
25Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $72,280230
26Office Clerks, General$46,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $64,85010,890
27Tellers$45,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $59,230830
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $61,5104,420
29Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $53,8304,140
30Order Clerks$42,830
Some college, no degree
$34,480 – $64,170340
31Customer Service Representatives$42,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,340 – $61,05010,960
32Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $59,950860
33Data Entry Keyers$40,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $50,700480
34Couriers and Messengers$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,440 – $49,710280
35Library Assistants, Clerical$38,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,450 – $47,400400
36Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,730 – $51,940360
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,530 – $45,7203,550
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,570 – $35,800860

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRichmond, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,510	$51,490 – $98,620	2,060
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,690	$45,140 – $102,040	6,490
3	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,220	$50,710 – $76,500	270
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,600	$46,990 – $94,740	560
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,130	$42,390 – $81,040	1,200
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$54,330 – $75,690	250
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,010	$41,180 – $77,520	630
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,440	$40,620 – $81,720	1,230
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$55,350	$42,600 – $75,280	1,090
10	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,390	$44,200 – $63,560	520
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,090	$44,930 – $65,500	680
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,800	$38,610 – $66,990	710
13	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$52,730	$38,680 – $65,510	470
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,400	$37,360 – $70,160	4,890
15	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,480	$36,880 – $71,070	1,190
16	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,830	$38,510 – $69,140	910
17	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,640	$46,850 – $69,320	280
18	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,580	$36,400 – $66,930	880
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$34,230 – $63,120	4,940
20	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,690	$28,310 – $60,820	1,530
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$38,060 – $64,380	1,610
22	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,020	$28,830 – $59,300	250
23	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$31,600 – $61,080	280
24	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,470	$32,080 – $63,860	1,040
25	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,390	$37,300 – $72,280	230
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,320	$32,130 – $64,850	10,890
27	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,590	$36,990 – $59,230	830
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$32,240 – $61,510	4,420
29	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,310	$36,730 – $53,830	4,140
30	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,830	$34,480 – $64,170	340
31	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,660	$31,340 – $61,050	10,960
32	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,650	$40,190 – $59,950	860
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,270	$28,010 – $50,700	480
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$32,440 – $49,710	280
35	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,230	$32,450 – $47,400	400
36	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,170	$26,730 – $51,940	360
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,400	$28,530 – $45,720	3,550
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,850	$28,570 – $35,800	860

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Richmond, VA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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