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Virginia · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Virginia

The median web developer wage in Virginia is $61.72 an hour, 39% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $75–$125 an hour — $1,350–$2,250 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,350–$2,250

About 18 hours at $75–$125 an hour, the freelance rate in Virginia. Plus $60–$145 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Virginia

Web designer pay in Virginia

Median web developer wage
$61.72/hr
$128,400 a year
Freelance rate
$75–$125
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
2nd
of 49 with published data
VirginiaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$61.72$62.284,590
Web and digital interface designers$37.09$40.701,990

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Virginia.

What to charge for a website in Virginia

At $75–$125 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Virginia employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$550–$900$60–$145
Five-page business site$1,350–$2,250$60–$145
Five pages with online booking$1,650–$2,750$60–$145
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,950–$4,900$60–$145
Small online shop$2,350–$3,900$60–$145

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Virginia's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 6 metro areas in Virginia:

  • Virginia Beach — $49.73 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Richmond — $56.30 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Charlottesville — $48.66 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Roanoke — $43.94 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Blacksburg — $41.67 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Winchester — $49.22 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Virginia?+

The median web developer wage in Virginia is $61.72 an hour, about $128,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $37.09 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Virginia?+

About $75–$125 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Virginia?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Virginia freelancer costs about $1,350–$2,250, plus $60–$145 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Virginia?+

BLS counts 4,590 employed web developers and 1,990 web and digital interface designers in Virginia. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.