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Cashiers in Virginia

Cashiers in Virginia

Is Virginia a good place for you to work as a Cashier?

1.5% Jobs Projection
$20,770 Median Salary
20,520 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cashiers in Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Cashiers in Virginia is growing slower than average.

  • Cashiers in Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in Virginia?

123,290 people worked as Cashiers in 2018 in this state.

There were 111,240 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 12,050 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means Virginia has more Cashiers than average.

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20,520 annual job openings, and 110,540 total jobs in 2026 for Cashiers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $16,710 to $29,270 with $20,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.03 to $14.07. The median hourly rate was $9.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.21 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.77.

The median salary in Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Virginia Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 83,890 $23,760
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 23,240 $19,140
Richmond, VA 21,210 $20,360
Roanoke, VA 3,820 $19,240
Lynchburg, VA 3,670 $18,870
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 3,570 $19,000
Charlottesville, VA 2,730 $20,920
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 2,480 $19,520
Harrisonburg, VA 2,170 $21,080
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 1,760 $19,900
Winchester, VA-WV 1,730 $19,930

Top States for Cashiers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Cashiers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 420,430 $24,750
Texas 273,590 $21,410
Florida 242,900 $20,680
New York 197,490 $23,840
Pennsylvania 145,340 $19,990
Illinois 143,230 $22,100
North Carolina 126,460 $19,330
Virginia 123,290 $20,770
Ohio 121,600 $20,190
Georgia 120,320 $19,680
New Jersey 99,360 $21,670
Michigan 90,600 $21,650
Maryland 80,610 $22,180
Tennessee 76,290 $20,030
Massachusetts 75,960 $24,800
Missouri 75,060 $20,760
Louisiana 70,630 $18,940
Indiana 70,150 $20,140
Washington 67,720 $26,550
South Carolina 66,960 $19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $26,770
Alaska $26,720
Washington $26,550
Massachusetts $24,800
California $24,750
Oregon $24,270
North Dakota $24,130
Hawaii $24,070
Vermont $24,060
Connecticut $23,900

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