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High-paying jobs in Virginia

Active job postings in Virginia that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

Virginia job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Virginia.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,336$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,061$124k n=36—
Retail Associate750—$23.75/hr n=74
Restaurant Manager / GM583$40k n=3—
Engineering570$174k n=82$54/hr n=169

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other604$164k n=116—
Software Developers497$178k n=105—
Fast Food and Counter Workers379——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers224——
Retail Salespersons210——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time721$55k n=18$23.86/hr n=178
Contract565$178k n=255—
Full-time410$124k n=105$23.86/hr n=54
Temporary78$160k n=24—
Intern53$175k n=3$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail5,027$178k n=757$25.42/hr n=440
Food Service / Restaurants4,180$60k n=45—
Technology2,595$178k n=873$54/hr n=206
Transportation & Logistics1,525$178k n=738$54/hr n=206
Professional Services1,327$172k n=108—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,336
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,061
  • Retail Associate750
  • Restaurant Manager / GM583
  • Engineering570
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead312

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other604
  • Software Developers497
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers379
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers224
  • Retail Salespersons210
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers132

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail5,027
  • Food Service / Restaurants4,180
  • Technology2,595
  • Transportation & Logistics1,525
  • Professional Services1,327
  • Consumer Goods890

Employment mix

  • Unspecified10,052 · 85%
  • Part-time721 · 6%
  • Contract565 · 5%
  • Full-time410 · 3%
  • Temporary78 · 1%
  • Intern53 · 0%

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