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Riggers Salary in Virginia

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Riggers in Virginia is $63,620. BLS estimates approximately 1,920 people work in this occupation in Virginia. Virginia is 1.6% above the national median ($62,640).

Median salary
$63,620
Average salary
$61,830
Median hourly
$30.59
Employment
1,920

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$49,160$23.63
25th percentile$50,310$24.19
Median (50th)$63,620$30.59
75th percentile$71,090$34.18
90th percentile$76,540$36.80

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 10.4% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.467
Location quotient
3.22

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Virginia’s regional price level is above the national average (index 101.104, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $62,925 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

72.7/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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