Salaries in Lynchburg, VA

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Lynchburg, VA • 353 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $273,740130
      Chief Executives $219,400160
      Family Medicine Physicians $206,48080
      Dentists, General $171,60070
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,950190
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $158,530110
      Marketing Managers $149,50080
      Sales Managers $147,930130
      Financial Managers $143,730250
      Human Resources Managers $143,48090
      Pharmacists $133,570200
      Purchasing Managers $130,34040
      Nuclear Engineers $129,69080
      Information Security Analysts $129,510140
      Public Relations Managers $126,01030
      Optometrists $124,86040
      Computer Hardware Engineers $124,22030
      Computer Network Architects $124,19070
      Sales Engineers $123,56030
      Managers, All Other $119,950160
      Physician Assistants $118,85090
      Lawyers $118,610210
      Administrative Services Managers $114,04030
      Industrial Engineers $113,070430
      Medical and Health Services Managers $111,500320
      Data Scientists $108,98060
      Computer Programmers $108,76030
      Computer Systems Analysts $108,530410
      Nurse Practitioners $108,260220
      Operations Research Analysts $107,43050
      Industrial Production Managers $106,580130
      Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $106,11030
      Veterinarians $104,01070
      Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $104,00040
      Software Developers $102,530660
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $102,52060
      Electrical Engineers $102,310170
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $101,73050
      Physical Therapists $99,390180
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $98,740210
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $98,550200
      Facilities Managers $98,31060
      Personal Financial Advisors $97,31080
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $97,090100
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $97,040110
      Occupational Therapists $96,510140
      Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $95,770
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $95,360100
      Project Management Specialists $95,050620
      Construction Managers $94,660140
      Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $93,50040
      General and Operations Managers $92,8801,980
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $92,40070
      Web Developers $91,75040
      Dental Hygienists $89,920100
      Speech-Language Pathologists $87,990100
      Computer Occupations, All Other $86,83040
      Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $85,41060
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $84,43070
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $83,96060
      Financial and Investment Analysts $83,410130
      Mechanical Engineers $83,270250
      Registered Nurses $81,8402,490
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $81,170100
      Civil Engineers $80,820230
      Engineers, All Other $80,53040
      Management Analysts $80,410390
      Social and Community Service Managers $80,300100
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $79,770200
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $79,56050
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $79,21080
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,150130
      Logisticians $78,40090
      Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $77,90060
      Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $77,65060
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $77,08060
      Business Teachers, Postsecondary $76,95060
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $76,08080
      Physical Therapist Assistants $76,000120
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $75,82060
      Technical Writers $75,58040
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $75,160100
      Accountants and Auditors $75,020760
      Respiratory Therapists $74,770120
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,450630
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $73,23040
      Training and Development Specialists $72,800240
      Urban and Regional Planners $72,05040
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $71,66040
      School Psychologists $71,41040
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $70,900440
      Database Administrators $70,44060
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $69,990130
      Construction and Building Inspectors $68,610140
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $67,190130
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $65,92030
      Cost Estimators $64,900180
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $63,890650
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $63,680360
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $63,64050
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $63,37030
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $62,700600
      Human Resources Specialists $62,290420
      Postal Service Clerks $62,19080
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $61,990170
      Machinists $61,710640
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,670380
      Surveyors $61,63030
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $61,190570
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $61,03070
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $60,990640
      Healthcare Social Workers $60,97090
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,760100
      Compliance Officers $60,700270
      Fundraisers $60,61080
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $60,520100
      Chemists $60,50030
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $60,46060
      Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $60,20070
      Chemical Technicians $60,02030
      Loan Officers $59,950120
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $59,890430
      Instructional Coordinators $59,70090
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $59,60030
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $59,390320
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $59,370140
      Public Relations Specialists $59,360150
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $59,35030
      Electricians $59,280380
      Surgical Technologists $59,27090
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $59,180330
      Food Service Managers $59,080120
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,030810
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $58,93050
      Mechanical Drafters $58,76030
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $58,62050
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $58,62060
      Riggers $58,59050
      Web and Digital Interface Designers $58,52030
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $58,360560
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $58,230110
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $58,200110
      Production Workers, All Other $58,190
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,070510
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $57,650440
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $57,48040
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $57,430560
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $57,27030
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $57,260740
      Tax Preparers $57,24050
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $56,900660
      Computer Network Support Specialists $56,70060
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $56,390310
      Clergy $56,00030
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $55,730490
      Athletic Trainers $55,26040
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $54,750280
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $54,600220
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $53,980330
      Sheet Metal Workers $53,720140
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $53,090210
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $52,75050
      Chefs and Head Cooks $52,280100
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $52,24090
      Producers and Directors $52,22050
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $51,990150
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $51,89070
      Graphic Designers $51,74090
      Computer User Support Specialists $51,610280
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,520120
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $51,49030
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $51,41030
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $51,080720
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $50,990340
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $50,96060
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,5801,510
      Structural Iron and Steel Workers $50,54060
      Millwrights $50,53040
      Massage Therapists $50,45060
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $50,360100
      Crane and Tower Operators $50,06040
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $50,000100
      Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $49,98030
      Prepress Technicians and Workers $49,80030
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $49,330140
      Advertising Sales Agents $49,24030
      Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $49,14070
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $49,130190
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $49,11090
      Financial Specialists, All Other $49,00050
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,81050
      Paramedics $48,690
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $48,67030
      Insurance Sales Agents $48,530360
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $48,300270
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,180830
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $48,08070
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,05030
      Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,920300
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $47,8801,100
      Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $47,85030
      Highway Maintenance Workers $47,740210
      Coaches and Scouts $47,400270
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,32040
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $47,29080
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $47,26090
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $47,180160
      Carpenters $46,950420
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $46,890200
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $46,69060
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,590140
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $46,49060
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $46,45040
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $46,420120
      Bus Drivers, School $46,380530
      Fallers $46,14040
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,100330
      Firefighters $45,990270
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,730990
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,550120
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $45,330110
      Logging Equipment Operators $45,25050
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $45,18080
      Psychiatric Technicians $45,090110
      Opticians, Dispensing $45,05070
      File Clerks $45,03030
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $44,93060
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $44,930130
      Dental Assistants $44,900210
      Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $44,87060
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,790890
      Pipelayers $44,72030
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $44,640100
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $44,63070
      First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $44,17030
      Billing and Posting Clerks $44,130210
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $43,43070
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $43,320930
      Rehabilitation Counselors $43,11050
      Bill and Account Collectors $43,07040
      Security Guards $42,890570
      Printing Press Operators $42,560150
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $42,500110
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $42,490670
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $42,360560
      Pest Control Workers $42,33060
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $41,70050
      Order Clerks $41,70050
      Tree Trimmers and Pruners $41,25040
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $41,100120
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $40,990110
      Medical Records Specialists $40,900110
      New Accounts Clerks $40,71040
      Roofers $40,56080
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $40,540
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,870110
      Tellers $39,570240
      Pharmacy Technicians $39,490300
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $39,22050
      Counter and Rental Clerks $39,090340
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $38,9301,030
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $38,860130
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $38,710140
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $38,49040
      Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,47050
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $38,370200
      Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $38,29070
      Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $38,23050
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $38,17080
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,170590
      Bartenders $37,940390
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $37,940100
      Office Clerks, General $37,9301,410
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $37,91060
      Emergency Medical Technicians $37,880110
      Medical Assistants $37,700500
      Construction Laborers $37,690710
      Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,690200
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $37,68060
      Phlebotomists $37,56070
      Nursing Assistants $37,5401,260
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $37,450250
      Social and Human Service Assistants $37,400220
      Helpers--Production Workers $37,310110
      Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $37,26040
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,240750
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $37,130130
      Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $37,11040
      Helpers--Electricians $37,050110
      Real Estate Sales Agents $37,010180
      Customer Service Representatives $36,8701,200
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $36,77040
      Print Binding and Finishing Workers $36,77080
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $36,57060
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,220140
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $36,10040
      Residential Advisors $36,01080
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $35,830130
      Waiters and Waitresses $35,6401,440
      Light Truck Drivers $35,500490
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $35,38050
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $35,260660
      Data Entry Keyers $35,20040
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $35,190110
      Tutors $35,15050
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,090230
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,060160
      Cooks, Restaurant $34,7901,050
      Medical Transcriptionists $34,63030
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $34,220120
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $34,1501,090
      Parts Salespersons $34,110270
      Fence Erectors $33,93040
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $33,750130
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $33,570300
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,530590
      Helpers--Carpenters $33,21050
      Tour and Travel Guides $33,12040
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $32,24050
      Library Assistants, Clerical $31,16040
      Stockers and Order Fillers $31,1202,030
      Funeral Attendants $31,110100
      Recreation Workers $31,060200
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,890620
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $30,800130
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $30,440540
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $30,360250
      Driver/Sales Workers $30,350340
      Manicurists and Pedicurists $29,94030
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,7901,560
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $29,680290
      Food Preparation Workers $29,410410
      Retail Salespersons $29,2803,480
      Tire Repairers and Changers $29,28050
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $29,200130
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,930990
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $28,90080
      School Bus Monitors $28,87050
      Dishwashers $28,710270
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,610240
      Animal Caretakers $28,090190
      Library Technicians $28,08030
      Cashiers $28,0102,530
      Cooks, Fast Food $27,950490
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,8602,000
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $27,570650
      Childcare Workers $27,490270
      Bakers $27,470170
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,1903,280
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,840260
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $25,750170
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $25,490120
      Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $25,40060