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Virginia Commonwealth University Salary by Occupation and Position

Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Virginia Commonwealth University has 3,777 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $85,675. VCU's staff salary increased by 4.55% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $172,607 over 448 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $83,094 over 468 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $84,809 over 776 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $81,642 over 179 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $110,405 over 9 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Virginia Commonwealth University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20253,777
+100 (2.72%)
$85,675
+$3,732 (4.55%)
20243,677$81,943
Research2025179
+11 (6.55%)
$81,642
+$314 (0.39%)
2024168$81,327
Public service20259
+1 (12.50%)
$110,405
-$16,366 (-12.91%)
20248$126,771
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025401
+11 (2.82%)
$67,564
+$2,723 (4.20%)
2024390$64,841
Management2025448
+8 (1.82%)
$172,607
+$8,059 (4.90%)
2024440$164,548
Business and Financial Operations2025776
+27 (3.60%)
$84,809
+$5,030 (6.31%)
2024749$79,778
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025468
-2 (-0.43%)
$83,094
+$3,631 (4.57%)
2024470$79,463
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025629
+44 (7.52%)
$73,846
+$2,946 (4.16%)
2024585$70,900
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025232
+13 (5.94%)
$67,601
+$1,394 (2.10%)
2024219$66,208
Service2025180
+12 (7.14%)
$60,707
+$1,370 (2.31%)
2024168$59,337
Sales and related2025No Sales and related Staffs Reported
Office and Administrative Support2025284
-17 (-5.65%)
$55,850
+$2,694 (5.07%)
2024301$53,156
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025161
-18 (-10.06%)
$58,125
+$2,856 (5.17%)
2024179$55,269
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202510
-
$58,703
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Staff Salary Comparison

VCU's average staff salary is $85,675. VCU's staff salary is higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also higher than the average salary ($67,590) of four-years colleges in Virginia.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Virginia Commonwealth University$85,675
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Virginia Colleges$66,395
Four-years Virginia Colleges$67,590

Staff Salary Comparison Between VCU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near VCU. Compared to those schools such as Virginia Union University and Union Presbyterian Seminary, VCU's staff salary is higher than the average salary ($71,565). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from VCU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Virginia Commonwealth University$85,6757,552
Virginia Union University Richmond, VA$69,049664
Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond, VA$68,55791
Fortis College-Richmond Richmond, VA$59,04150
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA$82,5331,960
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond Richmond, VA$60,83545
Centura College-Richmond Main North Chesterfield, VA$52,18314
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA$69,940743
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA$87,674128
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging Richmond, VA$94,2768