Salaries in Southwest Virginia

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area • 351 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in Southwest Virginia

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Family Medicine Physicians $282,220 80
Chief Executives $200,640 110
Physicians, All Other $182,250 120
Dentists, General $161,250 90
Marketing Managers $159,160 70
Database Architects $155,160 30

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Family Medicine Physicians $282,220 80
      Chief Executives $200,640 110
      Physicians, All Other $182,250 120
      Dentists, General $161,250 90
      Marketing Managers $159,160 70
      Database Architects $155,160 30
      Sales Managers $146,760 120
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $141,390 70
      Pharmacists $131,640 290
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $131,090 100
      Physician Assistants $129,010 90
      Financial Managers $123,970 250
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $120,530 50
      Human Resources Managers $119,120 90
      Nurse Practitioners $116,630 240
      Software Developers $109,860 350
      Managers, All Other $107,760 170
      Information Security Analysts $107,360 80
      Lawyers $107,170 260
      Purchasing Managers $105,830 30
      Veterinarians $105,790 50
      Electrical Engineers $102,340 60
      Industrial Production Managers $102,290 190
      Physical Therapists $102,150 180
      Computer Occupations, All Other $100,850 40
      Medical and Health Services Managers $99,890 290
      Occupational Therapists $99,290 130
      Financial and Investment Analysts $99,200 50
      Funeral Home Managers $99,070 40
      Computer Network Architects $95,760 40
      Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $94,920 60
      Construction Managers $94,230 120
      Administrative Services Managers $94,220 70
      Management Analysts $93,700 270
      Computer Systems Analysts $93,090 140
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $92,970 330
      Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $92,050 40
      General and Operations Managers $91,440 2,180
      Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $89,770 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $89,140 120
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $88,400 170
      Personal Financial Advisors $86,600 40
      Industrial Engineers $86,600 280
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $86,560 50
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $86,460 60
      Speech-Language Pathologists $85,970 120
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $85,680 110
      Facilities Managers $85,160 80
      Mechanical Engineers $84,440 100
      Dental Hygienists $84,150 120
      Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,120 30
      Project Management Specialists $82,130 370
      Civil Engineers $81,460 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $81,370 150
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $80,960 240
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $80,710 120
      Environmental Engineers $80,140 30
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $79,290 80
      Registered Nurses $79,260 2,060
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $79,000 60
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $78,990 160
      Logisticians $78,680 50
      Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $78,260 70
      Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $77,440 170
      Emergency Management Directors $77,210 30
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $76,960 140
      Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $76,670 30
      Surveyors $76,330 30
      Physical Therapist Assistants $76,060 220
      Roof Bolters, Mining $75,700 160
      Accountants and Auditors $75,280 660
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $74,450 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $74,270 530
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $73,680 40
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $72,780 50
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $72,670 70
      Social and Community Service Managers $72,220 150
      Loan Officers $71,810 130
      Instructional Coordinators $70,590 60
      Database Administrators $69,920 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $69,600 50
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $68,850 130
      Continuous Mining Machine Operators $68,670 190
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $68,140 80
      Electricians $66,690 430
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $65,950 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $65,560 790
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $63,980 110
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $63,960 50
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $63,900 270
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $63,580 960
      Construction and Building Inspectors $62,800 110
      Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $62,560 90
      Farm and Home Management Educators $62,420 40
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $62,400 240
      Postal Service Clerks $62,190 170
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $61,980 310
      Computer Network Support Specialists $61,880 60
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $60,960 180
      Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $60,930 50
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $60,770 120
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $60,670 580
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $60,470 270
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $60,410 630
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $60,330 50
      Fundraisers $60,300 40
      Human Resources Specialists $60,170 480
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $59,960 60
      Food Service Managers $59,770 100
      Judicial Law Clerks $59,770 30
      Cost Estimators $59,670 110
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $59,520 140
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $59,470 510
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $59,300 1,050
      Respiratory Therapists $59,220 130
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,100 1,080
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $58,900 160
      Credit Analysts $58,890 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $58,870 370
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $58,650 230
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $58,440 60
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $58,370 50
      Compliance Officers $57,940 210
      Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $57,230 70
      Public Relations Specialists $56,960 90
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $56,920 400
      Interpreters and Translators $55,930 30
      Food Batchmakers $55,730 —
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $55,110 970
      Real Estate Brokers $54,990 50
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $54,700 410
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $54,570 140
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $54,060 390
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $53,830 580
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $53,440 110
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $53,260 1,060
      Mechanical Drafters $53,240 30
      Chefs and Head Cooks $52,430 80
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $52,340 50
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $52,240 30
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $52,100 650
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $51,960 420
      Plant and System Operators, All Other $51,820 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $50,990 50
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $50,900 280
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $50,620 180
      Healthcare Social Workers $50,600 160
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $50,540 40
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $50,240 50
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $50,110 100
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $49,920 1,620
      Graphic Designers $49,920 80
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $49,760 50
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $49,580 380
      Financial Specialists, All Other $49,540 40
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $49,470 200
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $49,460 690
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $49,380 100
      Computer User Support Specialists $49,290 250
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $48,990 2,300
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $48,900 260
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $48,890 40
      Bus Drivers, School $48,860 730
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $48,560 40
      Machinists $48,360 330
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $48,350 240
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $48,320 230
      Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $48,180 50
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $48,050 80
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $48,030 260
      Chemical Technicians $47,940 40
      Marriage and Family Therapists $47,940 40
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $47,860 310
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $47,750 2,090
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $47,690 280
      Coaches and Scouts $47,520 60
      Highway Maintenance Workers $47,480 460
      Paramedics $47,400 150
      Training and Development Specialists $47,220 300
      Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $47,070 80
      Real Estate Sales Agents $46,950 40
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $46,890 640
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,650 190
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $46,570 140
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,560 240
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $46,550 150
      Pipelayers $46,520 50
      Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $46,220 60
      Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $46,100 30
      Insurance Sales Agents $45,970 300
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $45,860 680
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,620 1,430
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $45,580 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $45,470 70
      Opticians, Dispensing $45,400 110
      Health Education Specialists $45,230 30
      Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,200 240
      Carpenters $45,080 610
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $44,970 40
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $44,780 110
      Sheet Metal Workers $44,620 140
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $44,520 1,330
      Dental Assistants $44,480 200
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $44,450 120
      Logging Equipment Operators $44,370 50
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,110 1,100
      Production Workers, All Other $44,080 250
      Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $44,010 60
      Meter Readers, Utilities $43,860 40
      Helpers--Carpenters $43,750 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $43,680 60
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $43,520 40
      Community Health Workers $43,430 30
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $42,740 30
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $42,470 760
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,300 100
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,140 100
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $41,980 590
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $41,900 50
      Bailiffs $41,600 40
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $41,600 150
      Psychiatric Technicians $41,440 260
      Private Detectives and Investigators $41,200 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $40,930 120
      Billing and Posting Clerks $40,530 180
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $40,510 60
      Tax Preparers $40,370 70
      School Bus Monitors $40,230 60
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $40,130 310
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,980 40
      Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,970 80
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $39,910 90
      Dental Laboratory Technicians $39,740 40
      Medical Records Specialists $39,730 120
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $39,390 370
      Firefighters $39,360 270
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $39,340 1,460
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,300 1,030
      Upholsterers $39,300 80
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $39,010 640
      Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,000 170
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $38,950 80
      Counter and Rental Clerks $38,770 220
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $38,520 40
      Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $38,380 40
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,330 790
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,330 500
      Social and Human Service Assistants $38,230 420
      Order Clerks $38,230 90
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $38,200 200
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $38,160 180
      New Accounts Clerks $38,100 40
      Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $38,060 170
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,030 150
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,030 220
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,020 160
      Construction Laborers $38,020 790
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $37,890 90
      Office Clerks, General $37,710 2,060
      Medical Assistants $37,700 340
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $37,690 70
      Pest Control Workers $37,580 40
      Nursing Assistants $37,520 1,610
      Helpers--Production Workers $37,420 190
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $37,390 110
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,180 2,040
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $37,170 220
      Tellers $37,090 400
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,990 1,020
      Bill and Account Collectors $36,980 100
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $36,930 140
      Pharmacy Technicians $36,920 570
      Security Guards $36,850 640
      Bartenders $36,850 220
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $36,800 40
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $36,760 410
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $36,590 170
      Couriers and Messengers $36,380 40
      Furniture Finishers $36,340 60
      Customer Service Representatives $36,300 1,820
      Phlebotomists $36,200 90
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $36,140 110
      Printing Press Operators $35,970 70
      Emergency Medical Technicians $35,900 380
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $35,720 100
      Cooks, Restaurant $35,670 810
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $35,640 140
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $35,630 —
      Helpers--Electricians $35,620 60
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $35,600 30
      Crossing Guards and Flaggers $35,560 40
      Data Entry Keyers $35,520 60
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $35,310 70
      Residential Advisors $35,290 60
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $35,040 40
      Funeral Attendants $34,980 140
      Rehabilitation Counselors $34,760 —
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $34,650 100
      Dietetic Technicians $34,530 40
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,170 500
      Stockers and Order Fillers $33,970 2,780
      Floral Designers $33,870 50
      Light Truck Drivers $33,860 420
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $33,780 330
      Tire Repairers and Changers $33,530 80
      Tutors $33,450 140
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $33,440 250
      Driver/Sales Workers $33,420 290
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $32,670 620
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $32,620 70
      Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $32,020 40
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $31,710 110
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $31,660 250
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $31,440 180
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $31,200 60
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $30,860 480
      Retail Salespersons $30,510 2,720
      Cooks, Short Order $30,260 180
      Waiters and Waitresses $30,250 1,270
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,200 1,530
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,060 1,310
      Sewing Machine Operators $29,930 390
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $29,780 180
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $29,670 260
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $29,510 690
      Recreation Workers $29,480 290
      Parts Salespersons $29,440 310
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,440 130
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $29,370 220
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $29,320 790
      Food Preparation Workers $29,280 520
      Cooks, Fast Food $29,110 650
      Library Technicians $29,040 50
      Animal Caretakers $28,770 100
      Bakers $28,700 110
      Tour and Travel Guides $28,580 50
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $28,580 210
      Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $28,530 60
      Library Assistants, Clerical $28,240 90
      Cashiers $28,170 4,180
      Taxi Drivers $27,990 60
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $27,940 1,180
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,900 3,790
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $27,880 560
      Childcare Workers $27,750 160
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,560 150
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $27,470 120
      Dishwashers $27,400 220
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,270 3,310
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $26,990 70
      Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $26,000 60