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Flight Attendants salary in Richmond, VA

SOC 53-2031 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$72,600
per year in Richmond, VA
Middle half
$25,810–$125,700
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
40
in Richmond, VA
Concentration
0.07×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Richmond, VA
$72,600
published median
United States
$63,580
14.2% above the national median
Rank among metro areas
9th
27 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $72,600 median has purchasing power comparable to about $74,189 nationally. Richmond, VA's BEA regional price parity is 97.9 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Richmond, VA.

$25,810$125,710

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for flight attendants. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$63,580108.93,7501.41×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where flight attendants wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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