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Nursing pay in Virginia
Virginia pays Nurse Practitioners about $127.8K, 3% under the national median.
Virginia pays Nurse Practitioners about $127.8K, 3% under the national median. The national median is about $132.3K.
Upper-quartile Nurse Practitioners pay in Virginia is $139.5K. Headcount in the same cell is 7,110.
The nursing list in Virginia does not end on that wage. Home Health and Personal Care Aides pays about $30.3K, 15% under the national median, against about $35.8K nationally.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $127,810
- 75th percentile
- $139,500
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 7,110
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $93,600
- 75th percentile
- $103,030
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 77,490
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $64,920
- 75th percentile
- $74,540
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 15,550
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $43,200
- 75th percentile
- $46,930
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 40,580
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $30,300
- 75th percentile
- $35,860
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
- State employment
- 70,070
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,810 | $139,500 | $132,300 | 0.97 | 7,110 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $93,600 | $103,030 | $97,550 | 0.96 | 77,490 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $64,920 | $74,540 | $64,400 | 1.01 | 15,550 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $43,200 | $46,930 | $42,260 | 1.02 | 40,580 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $30,300 | $35,860 | $35,800 | 0.85 | 70,070 |
Takeaways
- Quote about $127.8K for Nurse Practitioners in Virginia.
- For Nurse Practitioners in Virginia, that pay is 3% under the national median.
- Nurse Practitioners employment in Virginia is 7,110.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides remains in the Virginia brief at about $30.3K.
For recruiters
- Set the Nurse Practitioners offer from the Virginia median.
- Put headcount next to the wage.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Virginia median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Virginia is 26 of 51. A row links to the Virginia metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $127,810 is stated as about $127.8K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 0.97 is stated as 3 percent. $139,500 is stated as about $139.5K. $30,300 is stated as about $30.3K. a comparison of 0.85 is stated as 15 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
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