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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 / Cashier1,349$172k n=3—
Store Supervisor / Manager1,065$124k n=35—
Retail Associate740—$23.75/hr n=75
Restaurant Manager / GM612$40k n=3—
Engineering481$160k n=73$54/hr n=94

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other640$164k n=125—
Software Developers514$178k n=111—
Fast Food and Counter Workers401——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251——
Retail Salespersons213——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time706$101k n=16$23.86/hr n=176
Contract568$178k n=234$14.87/hr n=5
Full-time390$124k n=98$23.86/hr n=53
Temporary78$160k n=27—
Intern54$205k n=6$57/hr n=5

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,841$178k n=725$23.96/hr n=374
Food Service / Restaurants4,243$60k n=39—
Technology2,457$178k n=838$54/hr n=140
Transportation & Logistics1,428$178k n=717$54/hr n=140
Professional Services1,293$172k n=103—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,349
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,065
  • Retail Associate740
  • Restaurant Manager / GM612
  • Engineering481
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead320

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other640
  • Software Developers514
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers401
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers251
  • Retail Salespersons213
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers141

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Top sectors

  • Retail4,841
  • Food Service / Restaurants4,243
  • Technology2,457
  • Transportation & Logistics1,428
  • Professional Services1,293
  • Consumer Goods862

Employment mix

  • Unspecified9,892 · 85%
  • Part-time706 · 6%
  • Contract568 · 5%
  • Full-time390 · 3%
  • Temporary78 · 1%
  • Intern54 · 0%

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