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Rank 16 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Virginia, and what do they pay?

160 sign shops
employing 1,989 people in 2024, about 12.4 per shop, at an average of $62,893 a year. Virginia holds 2.1% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 6% above the median state.
Employees1,989rank 15 of 51 · +2.1% since 2023
Average pay$62,893rank 20 by pay · +8.3% since 2023
Total payroll$125M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023-1.2%2 fewer shops than 2023

Virginia against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
14Colorado
172
1,500$56,796
15Missouri
160
1,648$55,078
16Virginia
160
1,989$62,893
17Indiana
156
1,753$53,556
18Washington
153
1,336$61,770

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Virginia

The shops counted here sell into cities that each permit signs under their own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. For the largest local market in these figures, PrinterFlo's summary of the sign rules in Richmond sets out what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Virginia?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 160 sign manufacturing establishments in Virginia in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Virginia 16 of 51 states. Together they employed 1,989 people, about 12.4 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Virginia?

Average annual pay across Virginia's sign shops was $62,893 in 2024, 1% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Virginia, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.