State salary index

Salaries in Virginia

Median annual wages for 200 occupations in Virginia, ranked from highest to lowest. Click any occupation for the full wage distribution and how Virginia compares with the other states.

Occupations ranked by median pay

Top 100 of 200 occupations with published data.

#	Occupation	Median annual	Employment
1	Anesthesiologists	$488,310	—
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$478,710	170
3	Cardiologists	$461,450	810
4	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$403,430	210
5	Radiologists	$376,270	—
6	Surgeons, All Other	$360,510	260
7	Chief Executives	$310,740	4,870
8	Psychiatrists	$295,010	370
9	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$282,410	—
10	Dermatologists	$280,060	—
11	Physicians, All Other	$278,530	8,480
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$252,110	700
13	Physicians, Pathologists	$240,780	110
14	Family Medicine Physicians	$222,630	2,930
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$201,490	17,550
16	Dentists, General	$197,110	4,140
17	Pediatricians, General	$195,940	750
18	Air Traffic Controllers	$191,820	1,120
19	Sales Managers	$191,130	9,670
20	Marketing Managers	$187,820	6,890
21	Financial Managers	$185,220	20,850
22	Legal Support Workers, All Other	$179,960	—
23	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$177,410	—
24	Public Relations Managers	$176,340	2,610
25	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$176,160	4,390
26	Lawyers	$167,210	18,580
27	Purchasing Managers	$166,230	3,540
28	Managers, All Other	$166,230	21,560
29	Human Resources Managers	$165,980	5,770
30	Database Architects	$160,360	5,260
31	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$157,390	3,590
32	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$153,660	—
33	Natural Sciences Managers	$150,570	1,470
34	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$148,400	180
35	Engineers, All Other	$148,160	5,060
36	Mathematicians	$148,030	400
37	Physicists	$145,040	940
38	Pharmacists	$144,060	7,980
39	Fundraising Managers	$143,730	880
40	Aerospace Engineers	$143,210	2,540
41	Medical Dosimetrists	$142,830	90
42	Computer Network Architects	$141,340	9,380
43	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$140,670	3,380
44	Psychologists, All Other	$140,640	510
45	Computer Occupations, All Other	$139,030	17,000
46	Computer Hardware Engineers	$139,030	1,720
47	Economists	$137,590	950
48	Training and Development Managers	$137,520	1,050
49	Software Developers	$136,460	88,280
50	Chemical Engineers	$136,380	790
51	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$136,270	400
52	Physician Assistants	$135,940	4,340
53	Nurse Midwives	$135,710	—
54	Information Security Analysts	$134,900	19,120
55	Podiatrists	$133,640	260
56	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,820	60
57	Hydrologists	$132,080	40
58	Actuaries	$131,900	440
59	Optometrists	$131,570	1,110
60	Administrative Services Managers	$130,850	2,850
61	Operations Research Analysts	$129,460	6,980
62	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,270	10,210
63	Astronomers	$128,930	—
64	Nuclear Engineers	$128,890	—
65	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,790	460
66	Web Developers	$128,380	4,590
67	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$128,270	6,060
68	Industrial Production Managers	$128,230	2,570
69	Nurse Practitioners	$127,810	7,110
70	Veterinarians	$126,730	2,700
71	Financial Risk Specialists	$126,510	1,770
72	Data Scientists	$126,430	8,920
73	Materials Scientists	$124,150	100
74	General and Operations Managers	$122,080	103,590
75	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$121,880	1,070
76	Computer Programmers	$121,610	3,070
77	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$121,590	10,160
78	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$120,840	—
79	Project Management Specialists	$120,840	43,860
80	Computer Systems Analysts	$120,840	23,190
81	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$119,990	3,280
82	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,940	230
83	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$119,140	3,380
84	Construction Managers	$119,110	7,290
85	Electrical Engineers	$119,030	7,260
86	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$117,640	400
87	Management Analysts	$117,580	59,620
88	Materials Engineers	$116,720	620
89	Facilities Managers	$116,540	2,950
90	Statisticians	$114,920	720
91	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$112,760	3,180
92	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$111,530	180
93	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$109,610	12,430
94	Education Administrators, All Other	$108,820	1,480
95	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$108,250	280
96	Geographers	$108,020	130
97	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,880	5,040
98	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,780	1,670
99	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$106,140	330
100	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,100	8,470

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-26. bls.gov/oes