Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Virginia

875 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Virginia for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Natural Sciences Managers	$150,570	1,470	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$148,400	180	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$148,160	5,060	View salary detail
Mathematicians	$148,030	400	View salary detail
Physicists	$145,040	940	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$144,060	7,980	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$143,730	880	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$143,210	2,540	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$142,830	90	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$141,340	9,380	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$141,340	9,380	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$140,670	3,380	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$140,670	3,380	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$140,640	510	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$140,640	510	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$140,640	510	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$139,030	1,720	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$139,030	17,000	View salary detail
Economists	$137,590	950	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$137,590	950	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$137,520	1,050	View salary detail
Software Developers	$136,460	88,280	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$136,380	790	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$136,270	400	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$135,940	4,340	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$135,940	4,340	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$135,710	—	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$134,900	19,120	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$133,640	260	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,820	60	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$132,080	40	View salary detail
Actuaries	$131,900	440	View salary detail
Optometrists	$131,570	1,110	View salary detail

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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.