Foresters · SOC 19-1032
Foresters Salary in the Richmond Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Richmond, VA metro area
Figures describe the Richmond, VA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Richmond city limits.
Foresters in the Richmond, VA metro area earned a median of $66,430 per year ($31.94 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $44,110 at the 10th percentile to $101,210 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Foresters in the Richmond metro area earn more than $66,430 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $55,590 and $80,580.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $44,110 | $55,590 | $66,430 | $80,580 | $101,210 |
| Hourly | $21.21 | $26.72 | $31.94 | $38.74 | $48.66 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Richmond metro areathis metro area$66,430 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $55,590 to $80,580
- Virginiastate (VA)$71,990 median for Virginia; middle half earns $59,680 to $85,330
- United Statesnational$76,400 median for United States; middle half earns $62,710 to $91,640
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs Virginia overall and −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Richmond metro area has the 39th-highest published median for this occupation among the 52 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.