Chief Executives Salary in Richmond, VA

Chief Executives pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $130,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $558,600 or more. The middle half of chief executives in Richmond earn between $188,360 and $401,930.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chief Executives salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $328,500, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $214,957 a year, or $17,913 a month and $8,268 every two weeks. Taxes take 35% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Richmond a good place for chief executives? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $328,500 buys what about $335,690 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 6.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 1.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chief Executives salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 3rd of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($352,900).

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Highest-paying cities for chief executives

Medford, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($503,650).

Chief Executives salary by city

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• General and Operations Managers$134,880 a year
• Computer and Information Systems Managers$196,760 a year
• Financial Managers$192,080 a year
• Marketing Managers$187,800 a year
• Sales Managers$182,190 a year
• Compensation and Benefits Managers$175,500 a year
• Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,740 a year
• Public Relations Managers$171,990 a year

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