Elevator mechanic salary in Virginia
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in Virginia earn a median of $108,250 a year, or $52.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $131,620 a year. That's 2% less than the national median of $109,910, 19th of 37 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.15/hr
- Jobs in Virginia
- 280
- After cost of living
- $107,070
- Median hourly pay
- $52.04/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −2%
- Rank among states
- 19th of 37
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $50,220–$74,880$24.15–$36.00/hr | |
| Mechanic | $108,250$52.04/hr | |
| Top earners | $125,740–$131,620$60.45–$63.28/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median elevator mechanic wage in Virginia rose 26.4%, from $85,620 in May 2022 to $108,250 in May 2025. Prices rose 10% over the same period, so after inflation it rose 15%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | $85,620 | $41.16/hr |
| May 2023 | $100,280 | $48.21/hr |
| May 2024 | $102,720 | $49.38/hr |
| May 2025 | $108,250 | $52.04/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Virginia compares
- Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in Virginia than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.45 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $131,620, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,220: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Other trades in Virginia
Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Virginia?
- Elevator mechanics in Virginia earn a median of $108,250 a year, or $52.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $131,620 a year.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Virginia?
- The median hourly wage is $52.04. The middle half earn between $36.00 and $60.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Virginia?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.15 an hour ($50,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.00.
- Has elevator mechanic pay gone up in Virginia?
- The median elevator mechanic wage in Virginia rose 26.4%, from $85,620 in May 2022 to $108,250 in May 2025. Prices rose 10% over the same period, so after inflation it rose 15%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- Where in Virginia do elevator mechanics earn the most?
- Among Virginia metro areas, Roanoke has the highest median at $125,680 a year, and Richmond the lowest at $108,250.
- Do elevator mechanics in Virginia earn more than the national average?
- The Virginia median of $108,250 is 2% less than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Virginia run 1% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $107,070 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 51. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (101.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures