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
Coroners	$80,380	15,190	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$80,380	15,190	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$80,380	15,190	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$80,380	15,190	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$80,330	10,360	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,330	760	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$80,230	320	View salary detail
Audiologists	$80,010	260	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$79,900	930	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$79,900	900	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$79,810	5,570	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,540	4,670	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$79,530	120	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,190	1,760	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,090	4,120	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$78,910	1,000	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$78,740	—	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$78,640	24,970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,640	24,970	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$78,420	240	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$78,320	8,790	View salary detail
Roof Bolters, Mining	$78,260	110	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,120	400	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,950	1,050	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$77,820	280	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$77,690	15,570	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$77,570	650	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,430	4,590	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$77,380	480	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$77,380	480	View salary detail
Range Managers	$77,380	480	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$77,380	1,510	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$77,280	540	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,280	540	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$77,270	1,500	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,180	390	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$77,140	1,990	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$77,140	1,990	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,060	1,630	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$76,980	25,610	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$76,980	25,610	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$76,900	190	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$76,880	2,410	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$76,760	5,650	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$76,710	520	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,590	2,920	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$76,450	470	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,830	1,570	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$75,660	6,550	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$75,660	6,550	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.