H1B Salary/By Location/Virginia

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B prevailing wages in Virginia

H1B wages in Virginia are set by metro area, not statewide. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes Level I to IV prevailing wages for each of these 15 wage areas. Pick a metro to see the legal minimum H1B salary by occupation.

Metro areas in Virginia

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria147Richmond133Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk128Roanoke93Charlottesville90Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford88Kingsport-Bristol82Lynchburg78Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area72Harrisonburg69Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area68Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area66Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area59Winchester58Staunton-Stuarts Draft51

Questions about H1B wages in Virginia

What are the H1B prevailing wages in Virginia?

Virginia has 15 distinct wage areas, each with its own H1B prevailing wage set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages are not statewide: the same occupation has a different legal minimum in each metro. Pick a metro below to see Level I to IV wages by occupation.

Are H1B wages set by state or by metro?

By metro area, not by state. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes prevailing wages for each metropolitan wage area using BLS OEWS survey data, so Virginia has 15 separate wage schedules.

Where does this Virginia wage data come from?

From the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC prevailing wage data, based on BLS OEWS surveys, for the 2025-26 wage year. The published figure is the legal minimum, so actual pay is often higher.

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