Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Virginia

Median $52.04 an hour for 280 elevator mechanics, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$52.04/hrMedian hourly wageVirginia, May data
$108,250/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$24.15 – $63.2810th to 90th percentilehourly range
280Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Elevator mechanic pay in Virginia: the full range

Wage percentiles, VirginiaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrVirginia: 10th $24.15 · 25th $36.00 · median $52.04 · 75th $60.45 · 90th $63.28Virginia$52.04$24.15$63.28United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator mechanics: Virginia vs United States, May 2025.

Virginia ranks 19th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 24th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $51.47). 280 elevator mechanics work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$24.15 – $36.00$50,220 – $74,880roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$36.00 – $60.45$74,880 – $125,740the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$60.45 – $63.28$125,740 – $131,620the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Virginia

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrRoanoke: $60.42Roanoke$60.42Washington DC: $58.78Washington DC$58.78Richmond: $52.04Richmond$52.04
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics by metro area in Virginia, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Roanoke$33.08$60.42$64.55$60.423016% above
Washington DC$37.80$58.78$53.98$63.8840013% above
Richmond$29.79$52.04$53.16$62.0290about the same as

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Elevator mechanic wages in Virginia over time

Virginia, 1999-2025VirginiaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60200020052010201520202025$52.84United States$52.04Virginia
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics, Virginia vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearVirginia $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.00$34.78$22.38220
2000$18.82$35.19$22.78320
2001$19.08$34.68$24.82250
2002$21.52$38.51$25.99340
2003$24.97$43.69$26.90390
2004$29.88$50.92$28.23360
2005$26.93$44.39$28.46460
2006$26.41$42.18$30.59—
2007$24.85$38.58$32.69610
2008$26.42$39.51$33.35490
2009$29.62$44.45$33.20400
2010$30.43$44.93$34.09260
2011$31.34$44.86$36.09270
2012$32.12$45.04$36.85230
2013$33.43$46.20$37.81200
2014$37.57$51.09$37.80130
2015$34.59$46.98$38.88110
2016$28.45$38.16$37.93—
2017$28.90$37.96$38.21—
2018$29.52$37.85$38.36—
2019$31.28$39.39$40.86—
2020$36.63$45.57$42.57—
2021——$47.05870
2022$41.16$45.28$47.60870
2023$48.21$50.94$49.24680
2024$49.38$50.68$51.24590
2025$52.04$52.04$52.84280

In today's dollars, the median elevator mechanic wage in Virginia changed by +10.8% over the last ten years of data and by +32.1% since 2019.

Are there more elevator mechanic jobs in Virginia?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 29th of 34 states

BLS counted 280 elevator mechanics in Virginia in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 32%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for elevator mechanics in Virginia

+5.4%Projected growth in Virginia2024–2034, state agency
50Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
590Jobs in 2024620 projected for 2034
+5.7%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Virginia's labor market agency projects the number of elevator mechanics in the state to change by +5.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 590 to 620, with about 50 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.7% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 280 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Virginia labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Virginia

On federally funded construction in Virginia, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 47 of the 47 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $89.83 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $52.04.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, VAAccomack: $89.83 (union)Albemarle: $89.83 (union)Alleghany: n/aAmelia: $89.83 (union)Amherst: n/aAppomattox: n/aArlington: n/aAugusta: n/aBath: n/aBedford: n/aBland: n/aBotetourt: n/aBrunswick: n/aBuchanan: n/aBuckingham: $89.83 (union)Campbell: n/aCaroline: $89.83 (union)Carroll: n/aCharles City: $89.83 (union)Charlotte: n/aChesterfield: $89.83 (union)Clarke: n/aCraig: n/aCulpeper: n/aCumberland: n/aDickenson: n/aDinwiddie: $89.83 (union)Essex: $89.83 (union)Fairfax: n/aFauquier: n/aFloyd: n/aFluvanna: $89.83 (union)Franklin: n/aFrederick: n/aGiles: n/aGloucester: $90.50 (union)Goochland: $89.83 (union)Grayson: n/aGreene: $89.83 (union)Greensville: n/aHalifax: n/aHanover: $89.83 (union)Henrico: $89.83 (union)Henry: n/aHighland: n/aIsle of Wight: $90.50 (union)James City: $90.50 (union)King and Queen: $89.83 (union)King George: $89.83 (union)King William: $89.83 (union)Lancaster: $89.83 (union)Lee: n/aLoudoun: n/aLouisa: n/aLunenburg: n/aMadison: n/aMathews: $90.50 (union)Mecklenburg: n/aMiddlesex: $89.83 (union)Montgomery: n/aNelson: $89.83 (union)New Kent: $89.83 (union)Northampton: $89.83 (union)Northumberland: $89.83 (union)Nottoway: n/aOrange: n/aPage: n/aPatrick: n/aPittsylvania: n/aPowhatan: $89.83 (union)Prince Edward: n/aPrince George: $89.83 (union)Prince William: n/aPulaski: n/aRappahannock: n/aRichmond: $89.83 (union)Roanoke: n/aRockbridge: n/aRockingham: n/aRussell: n/aScott: n/aShenandoah: n/aSmyth: n/aSouthampton: n/aSpotsylvania: n/aStafford: n/aSurry: n/aSussex: $89.83 (union)Tazewell: n/aWarren: n/aWashington: n/aWestmoreland: $89.83 (union)Wise: n/aWythe: n/aYork: $90.50 (union)Alexandria: n/aBristol: n/aBuena Vista: n/aCharlottesville: $89.83 (union)Chesapeake: $90.50 (union)Colonial Heights: $89.83 (union)Covington: n/aDanville: n/aEmporia: n/aFairfax: n/aFalls Church: n/aFranklin: n/aFredericksburg: n/aGalax: n/aHampton: $90.50 (union)Harrisonburg: n/aHopewell: $89.83 (union)Lexington: n/aLynchburg: n/aManassas: n/aManassas Park: n/aMartinsville: n/aNewport News: $90.50 (union)Norfolk: $90.50 (union)Norton: n/aPetersburg: $89.83 (union)Poquoson: $90.50 (union)Portsmouth: $90.50 (union)Radford: n/aRichmond: $89.83 (union)Roanoke: n/aSalem: n/aStaunton: n/aSuffolk: $90.50 (union)Virginia Beach: $90.50 (union)Waynesboro: n/aWilliamsburg: $90.50 (union)Winchester: n/aUnion / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
GloucesterUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260176
Isle of WightUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260156
James CityUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260157
MathewsUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260176
YorkUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260169
ChesapeakeUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260016
HamptonUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260022
Newport NewsUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260159
NorfolkUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260160
PoquosonUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260169
PortsmouthUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260161
SuffolkUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260176
Virginia BeachUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260167
WilliamsburgUnion ELEV0052-005 2025-01-01$52.06$38.44$90.50VA20260157
AccomackUnion ELEV0051-007 2025-01-01$51.39$38.44$89.83VA20260007

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Virginia prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Virginia?

230.8kConstruction jobsVirginia, 2026-09
-1.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025231kSep 2026
Construction employment in Virginia (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Virginia?

The median elevator mechanic in Virginia earned $52.04 an hour ($108,250 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $36.00–$60.45; the top 10% earn more than $63.28.

Where does Virginia rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Virginia ranks 19th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $52.04 an hour, and 24th after adjusting for Virginia's cost of living (BEA price parity 101.1, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Virginia?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 47 counties, with a typical package of $89.83 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Virginia?

BLS counted 280 elevator mechanics in Virginia in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.45; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is elevator mechanic work growing in Virginia?

Virginia's labor market agency projects +5.4% growth for elevator mechanics between 2024 and 2034, from 590 to 620 jobs.

How many elevator mechanic openings a year are there in Virginia?

Virginia projects about 50 openings a year for elevator mechanics over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 1,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia and metro areas, SOC 47-4021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Virginia labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.