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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 / Cashier1,274$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,013$124k n=37—
Retail Associate740—$23.75/hr n=75
Restaurant Manager / GM558$40k n=3—
Engineering484$160k n=74$54/hr n=94

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other638$164k n=125—
Software Developers513$178k n=111—
Fast Food and Counter Workers401$20k n=3—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251——
Retail Salespersons212——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time711$55k n=21$23.86/hr n=176
Contract559$178k n=227$14.87/hr n=5
Full-time403$124k n=100$23.86/hr n=53
Temporary78$160k n=27—
Intern54$205k n=6$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,840$178k n=732$23.96/hr n=374
Food Service / Restaurants3,920$60k n=48—
Technology2,459$178k n=833$54/hr n=140
Transportation & Logistics1,427$178k n=713$54/hr n=140
Professional Services1,293$172k n=103—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,274
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,013
  • Retail Associate740
  • Restaurant Manager / GM558
  • Engineering484
  • Food Service301

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other638
  • Software Developers513
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers401
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251
  • Retail Salespersons212
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers141

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,840
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,920
  • Technology2,459
  • Transportation & Logistics1,427
  • Professional Services1,293
  • Consumer Goods868

Employment mix

  • Unspecified9,568 · 84%
  • Part-time711 · 6%
  • Contract559 · 5%
  • Full-time403 · 4%
  • Temporary78 · 1%
  • Intern54 · 0%

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