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
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$108,250	280	View salary detail
Geographers	$108,020	130	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,880	5,040	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,780	1,670	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$106,140	330	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,100	8,470	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,940	230	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$105,780	70	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$105,490	10,410	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$105,470	2,730	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,330	230	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$104,960	150	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$104,940	1,010	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,920	380	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$104,920	380	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$104,890	1,130	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,730	300	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,490	610	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$104,180	7,470	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$104,180	7,470	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$104,180	7,470	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$104,060	1,280	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$104,000	1,270	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,860	2,450	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$103,310	500	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$102,950	3,770	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$102,640	6,340	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$102,550	5,580	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$102,550	5,580	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$102,550	5,580	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$102,550	5,580	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$102,430	2,460	View salary detail
Historians	$101,920	180	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$101,820	430	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,450	7,630	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,430	830	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,230	3,750	View salary detail
Art Directors	$101,150	670	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$100,710	4,150	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$100,710	4,150	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$99,960	100	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$99,860	450	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,390	910	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$98,930	680	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$98,930	680	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$98,920	10,540	View salary detail
Logisticians	$98,920	10,540	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$98,920	10,540	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$98,730	990	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,640	1,070	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.