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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 / Cashier1,278$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,011$124k n=37—
Retail Associate742—$23.75/hr n=75
Restaurant Manager / GM559$40k n=3—
Engineering485$166k n=76$54/hr n=94

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other637$164k n=125—
Software Developers513$178k n=112—
Fast Food and Counter Workers402$20k n=3—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251——
Retail Salespersons212——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time702$55k n=21$23.86/hr n=176
Contract533$178k n=225$14.87/hr n=5
Full-time405$124k n=100$23.86/hr n=53
Temporary75$160k n=25—
Intern53$205k n=6$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,843$178k n=732$23.96/hr n=374
Food Service / Restaurants3,922$60k n=48—
Technology2,464$178k n=840$54/hr n=140
Transportation & Logistics1,427$178k n=713$54/hr n=140
Professional Services1,297$172k n=98—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,278
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,011
  • Retail Associate742
  • Restaurant Manager / GM559
  • Engineering485
  • Food Service301

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other637
  • Software Developers513
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers402
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251
  • Retail Salespersons212
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers138

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Top sectors

  • Retail4,843
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,922
  • Technology2,464
  • Transportation & Logistics1,427
  • Professional Services1,297
  • Consumer Goods874

Employment mix

  • Unspecified9,620 · 84%
  • Part-time702 · 6%
  • Contract533 · 5%
  • Full-time405 · 4%
  • Temporary75 · 1%
  • Intern53 · 0%

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