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Salaries & Cost of Living in Goochland County, VA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 20 occupations in Goochland County, VA.

Jobs listed
20
Richmond, VA
Median of medians
$42,690
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,517
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
90%
18 of 20
Household income
$118,931
Census median per year
Property tax
$2,496
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Goochland County, VA

Goochland County, VA is part of the Richmond, VA labor market, and this page summarizes 20 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $42,690 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $132,120, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $29,360.

A one-bedroom apartment in Goochland County, VA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,517 a month and a two-bedroom $1,651. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,188 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $45,808 a year, and 18 of the 20 occupations listed here (90%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Goochland County, VA or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Goochland County, VA

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Goochland County, VA, set beside the Virginia and national medians.

Median household income in Goochland County, VA is $118,931, 28% above the Virginia median of $93,170 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($18,204) equals 15.3% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $42,690, is 64% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Goochland County, VA pay a median of $2,496 a year in real estate taxes, 11% below the Virginia median of $2,790. With a median home value of $500,600, 30% above the Virginia median of $383,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.50% a year.

Renters in Goochland County, VA pay a median gross rent of $1,614 a month in the Census survey, 2% above the Virginia median of $1,579. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,517; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Goochland County, VA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 29.9 minutes each way, 10% above the Virginia average of 27.3. 19.1% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Goochland County, VA, highest paying first

Showing 1–20 of 20.

Occupations in Goochland County, VA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$132,120$94,440$5,771
2General and Operations Managers$108,670$79,552$4,530
3Project Management Specialists$102,170$75,353$4,180
4Management Analysts$95,660$71,147$3,830
5Registered Nurses$93,580$69,803$3,718
6Accountants and Auditors$84,220$63,757$3,214
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,690$51,140$2,163
8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,190$46,338$1,763
9Office Clerks, General$46,320$37,483$1,025
10Nursing Assistants$42,720$34,797$801
11Customer Service Representatives$42,660$34,753$797
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,270$32,970$648
13Waiters and Waitresses$38,470$31,627$537
14Stockers and Order Fillers$37,180$30,665$456
15Cooks, Restaurant$37,080$30,590$450
16Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,200$28,441$271
17Retail Salespersons$33,580$27,979$233
18Cashiers$30,350$25,569$32
19Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,500$24,935−$21
20Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,360$24,831−$30