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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 / Cashier1,279$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,013$124k n=37—
Retail Associate749—$23.75/hr n=75
Engineering564$174k n=74$54/hr n=169
Restaurant Manager / GM559$40k n=3—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other628$164k n=123—
Software Developers508$178k n=108—
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-time708$55k n=20$23.86/hr n=176
Contract534$178k n=225$14.87/hr n=5
Full-time408$124k n=101$23.86/hr n=53
Temporary76$160k n=26—
Intern53$205k n=6$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,959$178k n=738$25.42/hr n=442
Food Service / Restaurants3,922$60k n=48—
Technology2,554$178k n=847$54/hr n=208
Transportation & Logistics1,517$178k n=719$54/hr n=208
Professional Services1,297$172k n=98—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,279
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,013
  • Retail Associate749
  • Engineering564
  • Restaurant Manager / GM559
  • Food Service301

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other628
  • Software Developers508
  • 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

  • Retail4,959
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,922
  • Technology2,554
  • Transportation & Logistics1,517
  • Professional Services1,297
  • Consumer Goods872

Employment mix

  • Unspecified9,717 · 85%
  • Part-time708 · 6%
  • Contract534 · 5%
  • Full-time408 · 4%
  • Temporary76 · 1%
  • Intern53 · 0%

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