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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 / Cashier1,334$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,062$124k n=36—
Retail Associate747—$23.75/hr n=74
Restaurant Manager / GM583$40k n=3—
Engineering570$174k n=78$54/hr n=169

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other621$164k n=125—
Software Developers506$178k n=109—
Fast Food and Counter Workers379——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers224——
Retail Salespersons210——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time711$55k n=17$23.86/hr n=178
Contract561$178k n=249—
Full-time405$124k n=103$23.86/hr n=54
Temporary80$160k n=27—
Intern54$175k n=3$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail5,005$178k n=738$26.25/hr n=442
Food Service / Restaurants4,180$60k n=45—
Technology2,585$178k n=853$54/hr n=208
Transportation & Logistics1,516$178k n=718$54/hr n=208
Professional Services1,324$172k n=109—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,334
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,062
  • Retail Associate747
  • Restaurant Manager / GM583
  • Engineering570
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead312

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other621
  • Software Developers506
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers379
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers224
  • Retail Salespersons210
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers132

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Top sectors

  • Retail5,005
  • Food Service / Restaurants4,180
  • Technology2,585
  • Transportation & Logistics1,516
  • Professional Services1,324
  • Consumer Goods890

Employment mix

  • Unspecified10,032 · 85%
  • Part-time711 · 6%
  • Contract561 · 5%
  • Full-time405 · 3%
  • Temporary80 · 1%
  • Intern54 · 0%

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