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
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$98,410	3,720	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$98,410	3,720	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$98,410	3,720	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$98,170	9,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$97,780	3,300	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$97,680	2,130	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,120	11,350	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,120	11,350	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,120	11,350	View salary detail
Chemists	$96,650	1,640	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,250	4,460	View salary detail
Geneticists	$96,030	1,650	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$96,030	1,650	View salary detail
Biologists	$96,030	1,650	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$96,030	1,650	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$96,030	1,650	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$95,660	2,160	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$95,620	170	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$94,970	3,300	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$94,790	370	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$94,740	90	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,260	230	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$94,120	100	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$93,620	4,560	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$93,600	2,280	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$93,600	77,490	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$93,600	77,490	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$93,600	77,490	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$93,600	77,490	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$93,600	77,490	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,590	70	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$93,320	5,940	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$93,290	47,100	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,930	5,070	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$92,930	5,070	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$92,930	5,070	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$92,930	340	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$92,930	860	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$90,800	3,910	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$90,780	790	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$90,390	100	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,390	300	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$88,030	900	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$87,860	240	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$87,610	2,270	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$87,530	—	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$87,530	—	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$86,660	860	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$86,520	2,140	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$86,500	400	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.