How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Richmond, VA?

The median hourly wage is $52.04. The middle half earn between $38.48 and $60.34 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Richmond, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.79 an hour ($61,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $38.48.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Richmond or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $108,250 in Richmond and $122,260 in Washington, a 11% difference.

How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Richmond median of $108,250 is about the same as the Virginia median of $108,250.

Elevator mechanic salary in Richmond, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $108,250 a year, or $52.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $129,010. That's about the same as the Virginia median of $108,250.

Median yearly pay$108,250

Bottom 10% under$61,970Top 10% over$129,010

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $29.79/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $110,620
Median hourly pay: $52.04/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Virginia median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40060, Richmond, VA). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$61,970–$80,030$29.79–$38.48/hr
Mechanic	$108,250$52.04/hr
Top earners	$125,510–$129,010$60.34–$62.02/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Richmond, VA compares

Richmond has the lowest elevator mechanic median of the 3 Virginia metro areas with published pay.
Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in the Richmond area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.90 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $129,010, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $61,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

Washington–Arlington–Alexandria$122,260

Other trades in Richmond, VA

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Millwright

Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Richmond, VA?: Elevator mechanics in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $108,250 a year, or $52.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $129,010.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Richmond, VA?: The median hourly wage is $52.04. The middle half earn between $38.48 and $60.34 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Richmond, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.79 an hour ($61,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $38.48.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Richmond or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $108,250 in Richmond and $122,260 in Washington, a 11% difference.
How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Richmond median of $108,250 is about the same as the Virginia median of $108,250.

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 40060 (Richmond, VA). 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 (97.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures