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
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$87,440	920	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,670	190	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,410	90	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,960	90	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$85,510	480	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,310	130	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,310	70	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$85,030	140	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$85,030	140	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$84,220	7,920	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,420	690	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,620	330	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$82,460	100	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$82,440	150	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$82,370	610	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,230	50	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$82,130	540	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,870	150	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$81,850	1,050	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$81,790	40	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$81,760	70	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$81,750	630	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$81,660	4,550	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$81,660	4,550	View salary detail
Statisticians	$81,620	160	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$81,620	160	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$81,600	180	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$81,400	950	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$81,380	60	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,220	300	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$81,070	870	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$81,070	870	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$81,070	870	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$80,990	700	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$80,600	1,130	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,550	230	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$80,490	50	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$80,450	40	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$80,350	780	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$80,350	780	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$80,350	780	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$80,350	780	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$80,230	—	View salary detail
Audiologists	$80,010	—	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$79,340	4,540	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$79,220	40	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$79,200	180	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$79,040	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,990	2,980	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$78,900	40	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.