Salaries in Northwest Virginia

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area • 271 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Virginia

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Physicians, All Other $215,480 90
Chief Executives $198,800 70
Dentists, General $181,110 40
Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,110 100
Sales Managers $162,940 70
Marketing Managers $160,220 40

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $215,480 90
      Chief Executives $198,800 70
      Dentists, General $181,110 40
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,110 100
      Sales Managers $162,940 70
      Marketing Managers $160,220 40
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $157,270 50
      Family Medicine Physicians $142,680 40
      Software Developers $133,280 320
      Pharmacists $132,380 90
      Financial Managers $130,760 160
      Managers, All Other $127,940 90
      Information Security Analysts $121,210 80
      Nurse Practitioners $120,010 50
      Human Resources Managers $117,620 40
      Personal Financial Advisors $116,780 30
      Computer Occupations, All Other $112,420 40
      Electrical Engineers $110,240 60
      Industrial Production Managers $107,490 100
      Veterinarians $107,360 60
      Industrial Engineers $107,290 180
      Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $104,000 40
      Medical and Health Services Managers $103,620 130
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $102,340 30
      Lawyers $102,070 110
      Physical Therapists $101,470 90
      Computer Systems Analysts $100,760 90
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $100,550 60
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $99,350 210
      Occupational Therapists $98,430 60
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $97,350 30
      Speech-Language Pathologists $95,860 60
      Management Analysts $93,350 190
      Dental Hygienists $92,130 70
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $91,600 70
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $90,940 40
      General and Operations Managers $90,550 1,360
      Logisticians $90,030 50
      Mechanical Engineers $89,610 60
      Project Management Specialists $89,580 280
      Construction Managers $88,940 70
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $88,030 90
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $87,820 40
      Facilities Managers $85,110 60
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $84,540 40
      Financial and Investment Analysts $83,880 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $83,390 90
      Foresters $81,750 30
      Registered Nurses $80,350 730
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $80,080 30
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $78,400 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $78,040 30
      Respiratory Therapists $77,510 30
      Accountants and Auditors $76,340 440
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $76,190 380
      Civil Engineers $75,470 40
      Instructional Coordinators $75,360 60
      Physical Therapist Assistants $74,740 70
      Tutors $72,800 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $72,770 90
      Real Estate Brokers $72,610 60
      Social and Community Service Managers $72,310 40
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $71,760 30
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $71,580 30
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $69,350 50
      Fundraisers $68,910 60
      Compliance Officers $68,390 110
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $68,050 80
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $67,500 520
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $66,640 60
      Construction and Building Inspectors $66,360 60
      Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $66,210 50
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $65,420 720
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $65,360 170
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $64,850 270
      Loan Officers $64,570 60
      Training and Development Specialists $64,290 200
      Computer Network Support Specialists $64,070 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,120 360
      Human Resources Specialists $62,880 260
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,860 410
      Cost Estimators $62,440 110
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $62,440 370
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $61,530 340
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $61,440 160
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $61,360 200
      Food Service Managers $61,090 100
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $60,950 200
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $60,950 40
      Healthcare Social Workers $60,070 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $60,060 530
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $60,030 280
      Postal Service Clerks $59,790 100
      Electricians $59,490 320
      Athletic Trainers $59,310 30
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $59,190 70
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $59,000 30
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,950 440
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $58,900 160
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $58,750 210
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $58,600 150
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,500 750
      Machinists $58,480 140
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $58,240 800
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $58,180 80
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $58,110 120
      Public Relations Specialists $58,060 70
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $58,000 40
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $57,940 170
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $57,480 80
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $57,060 240
      Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $56,820 280
      Security Guards $56,380 320
      Computer User Support Specialists $56,340 160
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $56,330 70
      Clergy $56,170 30
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $55,920 500
      Chefs and Head Cooks $55,390 80
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $53,910 50
      Insurance Sales Agents $53,700 170
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $53,390 170
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $53,260 140
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $53,260 30
      Bill and Account Collectors $52,520 30
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $52,500 210
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $51,860 130
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $51,550 150
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $51,510 90
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,090 60
      Highway Maintenance Workers $50,690 280
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $50,190 80
      Coaches and Scouts $49,980 160
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $49,920 110
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $49,790 60
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $49,730 250
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $49,610 210
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,590 80
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $49,330 270
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $49,050 1,290
      Graphic Designers $49,000 70
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $48,840 270
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $48,690 80
      Roofers $48,190 50
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $48,070 60
      Financial Specialists, All Other $47,990 40
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,870 210
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $47,750 220
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $47,570 60
      Carpenters $47,510 470
      Bus Drivers, School $47,340 530
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $47,310 40
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,280 110
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $47,240 50
      Paramedics $47,160 50
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $47,050 70
      Firefighters $46,650 140
      Emergency Medical Technicians $46,500 160
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $46,460 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $46,300 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,980 680
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $45,690 260
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,380 260
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,270 670
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,060 350
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $44,880 80
      Sheet Metal Workers $44,860 50
      Logging Equipment Operators $44,370 60
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $44,250 70
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $44,110 810
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $43,260 60
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $43,180 50
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $43,160 40
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $43,040 60
      Residential Advisors $42,880 40
      Medical Assistants $42,680 160
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $42,620 140
      Billing and Posting Clerks $42,430 80
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $42,090 710
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $41,730 60
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $41,600 50
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $41,600 80
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $41,600 40
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $41,510 130
      Dental Assistants $40,970 120
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $40,770 240
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $40,300 410
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $40,100 40
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $39,770 60
      Food Batchmakers $39,620 60
      Biological Technicians $39,560 40
      Printing Press Operators $39,520 90
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $39,460 100
      Medical Records Specialists $39,260 50
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $39,170 60
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $39,170 90
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $39,080 160
      Construction Laborers $38,960 520
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $38,540 50
      Phlebotomists $38,530 30
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $38,330 200
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $38,320 550
      Office Clerks, General $38,280 1,100
      Counter and Rental Clerks $38,140 160
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,010 60
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $37,940 70
      Data Entry Keyers $37,770 40
      Nursing Assistants $37,470 870
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $37,440 40
      Pharmacy Technicians $37,360 210
      Funeral Attendants $37,160 50
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,070 530
      Customer Service Representatives $36,920 700
      Tellers $36,900 150
      Social and Human Service Assistants $36,870 120
      Bartenders $36,750 300
      Stockers and Order Fillers $36,740 1,860
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,710 890
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,510 740
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $36,430 100
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $36,380 150
      Sewing Machine Operators $36,050 120
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $35,810 100
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,810 180
      Cooks, Restaurant $35,770 720
      Helpers--Electricians $35,610 50
      Helpers--Production Workers $35,390 290
      Production Workers, All Other $35,220 280
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $34,890 180
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,880 330
      Tire Repairers and Changers $34,710 40
      Library Technicians $34,550 60
      Waiters and Waitresses $34,410 1,000
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $34,260 120
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $34,230 180
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,030 990
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $33,950 60
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $33,750 —
      Light Truck Drivers $33,660 230
      Recreation Workers $33,310 160
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $33,300 100
      Retail Salespersons $32,890 1,290
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $32,840 40
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $32,700 350
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $31,660 120
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $31,610 410
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $30,640 50
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $30,450 200
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $30,330 130
      Cooks, Short Order $30,080 110
      Library Assistants, Clerical $29,990 50
      Demonstrators and Product Promoters $29,960 50
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $29,870 260
      Food Preparation Workers $29,800 240
      Parts Salespersons $29,660 160
      Dishwashers $29,540 210
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,530 820
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $29,220 200
      Animal Caretakers $28,890 170
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $28,870 70
      Driver/Sales Workers $28,850 130
      Cashiers $28,800 2,310
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,710 600
      Tour and Travel Guides $28,520 160
      Cooks, Fast Food $28,410 270
      Childcare Workers $28,370 220
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $28,100 1,470
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,860 120
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $27,860 100
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,830 140
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,570 1,990
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $25,820 90