Average Phlebotomists Salary in Virginia

Phlebotomists in Virginia earn a median annual salary of $45,720, which is +4.7% compared to the national median. There are 3,300 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Virginia (state).

$45,720

Virginia median annual wage

$22/hour median

+4.7%

Difference vs national median

National median is $43,660

3,300

Local employment

0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.90

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $37,070
25th: $38,680
Median: $45,720
75th: $47,800
90th: $53,810

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

101.1%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$45,221

Goods: 100.4%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 106.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
California	$55,460	Compare	13,150
New York	$49,080	Compare	5,190
Massachusetts	$48,270	Compare	2,790
Washington	$47,700	Compare	2,380
Rhode Island	$47,650	Compare	730
Oregon	$47,510	Compare	1,950

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Virginia

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Family Medicine Physicians	$219,500	1.22
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$219,460	0.42
Nurse Anesthetists	$199,960	0.74
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$192,870	1.10
Pediatricians, General	$189,070	1.08
Dermatologists	$187,150	N/A
Air Traffic Controllers	$185,890	1.92
Dentists, General	$182,570	1.30

Virginia has salary data for 769 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Phlebotomists in Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Phlebotomists are projected to change by +5.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.