Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Richmond, VA

711 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Richmond, VA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Geothermal Production Managers	$136,030	470	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$136,030	470	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$136,030	470	View salary detail
Database Architects	$133,770	440	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$133,770	440	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$132,270	70	View salary detail
Software Developers	$132,120	7,680	View salary detail
Actuaries	$131,900	120	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,340	—	View salary detail
Optometrists	$131,080	180	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$130,100	50	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$129,880	1,010	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$129,880	1,010	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,660	1,760	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$129,210	870	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$129,210	870	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,470	60	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$127,820	1,440	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$126,850	540	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$126,810	620	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$126,810	620	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$126,610	290	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$126,610	290	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$126,610	290	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$126,230	1,690	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$122,510	1,050	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$122,510	1,050	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$122,510	1,050	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$122,210	60	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$122,210	60	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$121,670	420	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$121,490	210	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$120,370	110	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$119,710	120	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$117,150	60	View salary detail
Web Developers	$117,090	—	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$116,760	1,160	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$115,530	570	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$112,690	310	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$112,510	40	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$112,330	120	View salary detail
Economists	$112,330	120	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$111,480	630	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$111,480	630	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$111,070	1,280	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.