What is the average salary in Virginia?

$73,410a year

Average yearly pay across 749 jobs with official data in Virginia, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $35.29
Jobs with data: 749
Workers counted: 4,040,520

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Anesthesiologist	$488,300
Orthopedic Surgeon	$478,700
Cardiologist	$461,500
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$403,400
Radiologist	$376,300
Surgeon	$360,500
Chief Executive	$310,700
Psychiatrist	$295,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$282,400
Dermatologist	$280,100

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$30,110
General and Operations Manager	$122,100
Retail Salesperson	$34,240
Software Developer	$136,500
Cashier	$30,580
Registered Nurse	$93,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$30,300
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,380
Office Clerk	$46,410
Janitor and Cleaner	$35,170

Management

Administrative Services Manager$130,900
Advertising and Promotions Manager$148,400
Architectural and Engineering Manager$176,200
Chief Executive$310,700
Compensation and Benefits Manager$153,700
Computer and Information Systems Manager$201,500
Construction Manager$119,100
Education Administrator$106,100
Education Administrator$120,800
Education Administrator$108,800
Education and Childcare Administrator$53,320
Emergency Management Director$99,860
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$74,800
Facilities Manager$116,500
Farmer$66,780
Financial Manager$185,200
Food Service Manager$71,230
Fundraising Manager$143,700
Funeral Home Manager$81,700
General and Operations Manager$122,100
Human Resources Manager$166,000
Industrial Production Manager$128,200
Lodging Manager$66,990
Manager$166,200
Marketing Manager$187,800
Medical and Health Services Manager$129,300
Natural Sciences Manager$150,600
Personal Service Manager$65,800
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$94,790
Property$79,810
Public Relations Manager$176,300
Purchasing Manager$166,200
Sales Manager$191,100
Social and Community Service Manager$94,970
Training and Development Manager$137,500
Transportation$119,100

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$93,290
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$73,400
Budget Analyst$105,500
Business Operations Specialist$85,200
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$89,210
Claims Adjuster$74,240
Compensation$81,190
Compliance Officer$80,380
Cost Estimator$80,530
Credit Analyst$102,400
Credit Counselor$51,550
Financial and Investment Analyst$105,500
Financial Examiner$104,100
Financial Risk Specialist$126,500
Financial Specialist$92,930
Fundraiser$72,610
Human Resources Specialist$82,090
Insurance Appraiser$81,470
Insurance Underwriter$81,870
Labor Relations Specialist$98,730
Loan Officer$78,320
Logistician$98,920
Management Analyst$117,600
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$76,980
Meeting$60,930
Personal Financial Advisor$102,600
Project Management Specialist$120,800
Property Appraiser and Assessor$76,080
Tax Examiner and Collector$59,610
Tax Preparer$58,520
Training and Development Specialist$77,690

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$131,900
Computer and Information Research Scientist$157,400
Computer Network Architect$141,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$76,760
Computer Occupation$139,000
Computer Programmer$121,600
Computer Systems Analyst$120,800
Computer User Support Specialist$65,040
Data Scientist$126,400
Database Administrator$93,320
Database Architect$160,400
Information Security Analyst$134,900
Mathematical Science Occupation$59,990
Mathematician$148,000
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$109,600
Operations Research Analyst$129,500
Software Developer$136,500
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$121,600
Statistician$114,900
Web and Digital Interface Designer$77,140
Web Developer$128,400

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$143,200
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$81,040
Architect$97,680
Architectural and Civil Drafter$63,450
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$106,100
Calibration Technologist and Technician$72,730
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$86,660
Chemical Engineer$136,400
Civil Engineer$97,120
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,100
Computer Hardware Engineer$139,000
Drafter$67,220
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$79,540
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$64,650
Electrical Engineer$119,000
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$74,880
Electronics Engineer$120,000
Engineer$148,200
Engineering Technologist and Technician$98,410
Environmental Engineer$104,900
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$52,330
Health and Safety Engineer$104,900
Industrial Engineer$102,600
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$66,310
Landscape Architect$81,380
Materials Engineer$116,700
Mechanical Drafter$69,630
Mechanical Engineer$104,200
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$75,650
Mining and Geological Engineer$105,000
Nuclear Engineer$128,900
Surveying and Mapping Technician$56,760
Surveyor$71,070

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$41,210
Anthropologist and Archeologist$80,230
Astronomer$128,900
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$83,880
Biochemist and Biophysicist$105,800
Biological Scientist$96,030
Biological Technician$53,360
Chemical Technician$51,850
Chemist$96,650
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$86,520
Conservation Scientist$77,380
Economist$137,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$49,430
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$82,230
Epidemiologist$84,930
Food Science Technician$65,360
Food Scientist and Technologist$93,590
Forensic Science Technician$68,900
Forest and Conservation Technician$49,960
Forester$71,990
Geographer$108,000
Geological Technician$59,290
Geoscientist$88,390
Historian$101,900
Hydrologic Technician$52,190
Hydrologist$132,100
Life$67,240
Life Scientist$81,600
Materials Scientist$124,200
Medical Scientist$93,620
Microbiologist$77,820
Nuclear Technician$98,930
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$90,800
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$62,380
Physicist$145,000
Psychologist$140,600
School Psychologist$85,670
Social Science Research Assistant$53,260
Social Scientist and Related Worker$140,700
Soil and Plant Scientist$73,920
Urban and Regional Planner$86,030
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$72,340

Community and social service

Child$61,330
Clergy$55,430
Community and Social Service Specialist$69,810
Community Health Worker$48,910
Counselor$76,450
Director$59,020
Educational$67,660
Health Education Specialist$64,040
Healthcare Social Worker$66,550
Marriage and Family Therapist$79,900
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$64,240
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$58,820
Rehabilitation Counselor$47,530
Religious Worker$48,210
Social and Human Service Assistant$43,450
Social Worker$92,930
Substance Abuse$59,880

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$64,540
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$105,300
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$94,260
Architecture Teacher$105,900
Area$85,960
Art$74,870
Atmospheric$119,900
Biological Science Teacher$79,190
Business Teacher$103,900
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,820
Career/Technical Education Teacher$67,460
Career/Technical Education Teacher$75,580
Chemistry Teacher$80,330
Communications Teacher$73,750
Computer Science Teacher$106,800
Curator$58,200
Economics Teacher$128,800
Education Teacher$77,060
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$52,590
Elementary School Teacher$65,550
Engineering Teacher$121,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$67,330
Environmental Science Teacher$104,700
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$63,580
Farm and Home Management Educator$76,710
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$74,000
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$132,800
Health Specialties Teacher$106,900
History Teacher$85,910
Instructional Coordinator$83,230
Kindergarten Teacher$63,920
Law Teacher$136,300
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$77,430
Library Science Teacher$82,880
Library Technician$45,560
Mathematical Science Teacher$75,830
Middle School Teacher$63,520
Museum Technician and Conservator$52,190
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$82,550
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$85,310
Physics Teacher$104,500
Political Science Teacher$101,400
Postsecondary Teacher$84,060
Preschool Teacher$37,140
Psychology Teacher$77,950
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$65,320
Secondary School Teacher$72,170
Self-Enrichment Teacher$49,160
Social Sciences Teacher$94,740
Social Work Teacher$77,180
Sociology Teacher$78,120
Special Education Teacher$77,570
Special Education Teacher$67,740
Special Education Teacher$63,820
Special Education Teacher$68,400
Special Education Teacher$77,280
Substitute Teacher$39,020
Teacher and Instructor$85,280
Teaching Assistant$49,890
Teaching Assistant$38,520
Tutor$40,750

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$101,200
Artist and Related Worker$111,500
Athlete and Sports Competitor$61,500
Audio and Video Technician$53,960
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$44,400
Broadcast Technician$57,940
Camera Operator$58,440
Coach and Scout$46,290
Commercial and Industrial Designer$82,230
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$55,210
Designer$60,000
Editor$80,590
Entertainer and Performer$35,320
Fashion Designer$94,120
Film and Video Editor$78,740
Fine Artist$47,930
Floral Designer$37,350
Graphic Designer$72,310
Interior Designer$62,560
Interpreter and Translator$63,030
Lighting Technician$60,340
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$117,600
Media and Communication Worker$69,420
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$37,750
Music Director and Composer$59,050
Musician and Singer$105,200
News Analyst$62,140
Photographer$46,550
Producer and Director$65,900
Public Relations Specialist$80,380
Set and Exhibit Designer$58,650
Sound Engineering Technician$49,920
Special Effects Artist and Animator$81,510
Technical Writer$93,600
Umpire$40,840
Writer and Author$85,000

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$488,300
Athletic Trainer$61,860
Audiologist$80,010
Cardiologist$461,500
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$76,880
Chiropractor$88,030
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$61,050
Dental Hygienist$103,000
Dentist$197,100
Dermatologist$280,100
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$95,660
Dietetic Technician$38,790
Dietitian and Nutritionist$77,380
Emergency Medical Technician$45,420
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Exercise Physiologist$52,400
Family Medicine Physician$222,600
Genetic Counselor$99,960
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$59,060
Health Technologist and Technician$47,340
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$87,530
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$63,410
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,300
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$64,920
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$98,640
Medical Dosimetrist$142,800
Medical Records Specialist$53,290
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$101,800
Nurse Anesthetist$252,100
Nurse Midwive$135,700
Nurse Practitioner$127,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$282,400
Occupational Therapist$100,700
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$40,920
Ophthalmologist$177,400
Optician$55,820
Optometrist$131,600
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$403,400
Orthopedic Surgeon$478,700
Orthotist and Prosthetist$92,930
Paramedic$60,480
Pediatrician$195,900
Pharmacist$144,100
Pharmacy Technician$44,610
Physical Therapist$101,500
Physician$240,800
Physician$278,500
Physician Assistant$135,900
Podiatrist$133,600
Psychiatric Technician$48,320
Psychiatrist$295,000
Radiation Therapist$103,300
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$80,670
Radiologist$376,300
Recreational Therapist$61,270
Registered Nurse$93,600
Respiratory Therapist$82,910
Speech-Language Pathologist$96,250
Surgeon$360,500
Surgical Assistant$78,910
Surgical Technologist$67,580
Therapist$70,890
Veterinarian$126,700
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$52,090

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,670
Healthcare Support Worker$46,060
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$30,300
Massage Therapist$62,220
Medical Assistant$44,740
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,580
Medical Transcriptionist$35,130
Nursing Assistant$43,200
Occupational Therapy Assistant$74,960
Orderly$36,960
Pharmacy Aide$36,390
Phlebotomist$46,340
Physical Therapist Aide$33,390
Physical Therapist Assistant$73,760
Psychiatric Aide$37,280
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$37,450

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$49,010
Bailiff$62,290
Correctional Officer and Jailer$50,140
Crossing Guard and Flagger$37,560
Detective and Criminal Investigator$112,800
Fire Inspector and Investigator$70,460
Firefighter$58,670
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$64,190
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$97,780
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$101,200
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$60,790
Fish and Game Warden$66,540
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$41,980
Lifeguard$30,070
Parking Enforcement Worker$46,840
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$65,870
Private Detective and Investigator$56,160
Protective Service Worker$35,230
School Bus Monitor$36,510
Security Guard$43,640
Transportation Security Screener$69,910

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$47,070
Chef and Head Cook$63,270
Cook$29,950
Cook$37,890
Cook$36,750
Cook$31,200
Cook$35,810
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$32,410
Dishwasher$33,130
Fast Food and Counter Worker$30,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$45,550
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$35,870
Food Preparation Worker$34,900
Food Server$35,090
Host and Hostess$30,490
Waiter and Waitress$44,760

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$51,210
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$48,660
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$58,400
Grounds Maintenance Worker$54,990
Janitor and Cleaner$35,170
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$38,410
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$33,820
Pest Control Worker$45,950
Pesticide Handler$48,610
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$48,550

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$30,910
Animal Caretaker$34,380
Animal Trainer$62,960
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$36,530
Barber$46,730
Childcare Worker$34,330
Concierge$38,050
Costume Attendant$46,790
Embalmer$63,810
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$40,820
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$47,410
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$48,990
Funeral Attendant$35,010
Gambling Dealer$26,170
Locker Room$38,010
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,630
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,910
Recreation Worker$36,120
Residential Advisor$42,890
Shampooer$28,920
Skincare Specialist$39,350
Usher$28,580

Sales and related

Cashier$30,580
Counter and Rental Clerk$45,540
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$41,600
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$32,320
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$98,170
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$47,990
Insurance Sales Agent$60,520
Model$45,720
Parts Salesperson$38,070
Real Estate Broker$77,270
Real Estate Sales Agent$63,980
Retail Salesperson$34,240
Sale and Related Worker$35,730
Sales Representative$128,300
Sales Representative$63,400
Sales Representatives of Service$72,640
Security$62,910
Telemarketer$37,440
Travel Agent$45,260

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$43,770
Billing and Posting Clerk$47,580
Bookkeeping$51,620
Brokerage Clerk$62,560
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,680
Correspondence Clerk$48,310
Courier and Messenger$37,820
Court$45,650
Credit Authorizer$47,300
Customer Service Representative$42,730
Data Entry Keyer$38,900
Dispatcher$50,710
Eligibility Interviewer$50,960
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$80,330
File Clerk$39,900
Financial Clerk$61,040
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$67,170
Hotel$33,270
Human Resources Assistant$51,950
Information and Record Clerk$50,670
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$46,430
Interviewer$44,280
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$55,320
Library Assistant$38,020
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$50,140
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$36,780
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,180
Meter Reader$44,020
New Accounts Clerk$46,350
Office and Administrative Support Worker$53,170
Office Clerk$46,410
Office Machine Operator$41,920
Order Clerk$42,580
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$58,250
Postal Service Clerk$62,610
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,300
Procurement Clerk$54,660
Production$61,780
Proofreader and Copy Marker$48,090
Public Safety Telecommunicator$50,490
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,060
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,140
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,620
Shipping$44,290
Switchboard Operator$36,730
Telephone Operator$42,350
Teller$45,120
Weigher$45,360
Word Processor and Typist$46,130

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$47,890
Agricultural Inspector$47,380
Faller$48,340
Farmworker$38,670
Farmworker and Laborer$35,580
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$56,990
Forest and Conservation Worker$54,560
Grader and Sorter$34,860
Log Grader and Scaler$36,220
Logging Equipment Operator$46,090
Logging Worker$42,910

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$67,540
Brickmason and Blockmason$54,680
Carpenter$55,690
Carpet Installer$48,920
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$50,930
Construction and Building Inspector$75,660
Construction Laborer$43,560
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$63,480
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$55,840
Earth Driller$55,470
Electrician$62,900
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$108,300
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,480
Explosives Worker$63,920
Fence Erector$40,050
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$78,640
Floor Layer$50,440
Floor Sander and Finisher$46,860
Glazier$59,260
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$45,320
Helper$42,310
Helpers--Brickmason$43,960
Helpers--Carpenter$43,730
Helpers--Electrician$44,530
Helpers--Extraction Worker$50,350
Helpers--Painter$43,160
Helpers--Pipelayer$38,190
Helpers--Roofer$46,030
Highway Maintenance Worker$50,800
Insulation Worker$44,810
Insulation Worker$57,010
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$76,900
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$49,880
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$57,160
Painter$47,470
Paving$48,060
Pile Driver Operator$59,910
Pipelayer$48,700
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$64,120
Plumber$60,470
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$84,750
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$55,120
Roof Bolter$78,260
Roofer$48,420
Rotary Drill Operator$61,410
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$47,150
Sheet Metal Worker$52,220
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$49,190
Stonemason$48,550
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$60,260
Tile and Stone Setter$48,880
Underground Mining Machine Operator$61,990

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$82,200
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$56,310
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$57,760
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$47,730
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$59,330
Avionics Technician$85,660
Bicycle Repairer$36,420
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$61,090
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$65,170
Coin$44,720
Commercial Diver$62,340
Computer$44,750
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$68,000
Electric Motor$63,690
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$87,860
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$71,320
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$99,390
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$76,590
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,210
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$47,700
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$80,770
Heating$59,730
Helpers--Installation$38,890
Home Appliance Repairer$59,820
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$64,020
Installation$47,910
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$53,590
Maintenance and Repair Worker$49,470
Maintenance Worker$65,500
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$50,500
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,880
Medical Equipment Repairer$61,070
Millwright$51,430
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$63,950
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$63,450
Motorcycle Mechanic$49,400
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$45,140
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,480
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$81,850
Radio$67,790
Rail Car Repairer$83,720
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$41,280
Rigger$63,620
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$60,790
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$95,620
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$61,340
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$79,090
Tire Repairer and Changer$42,370
Watch and Clock Repairer$80,410

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$47,250
Baker$34,430
Butcher and Meat Cutter$39,770
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$45,910
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$59,970
Chemical Plant and System Operator$63,000
Cleaning$45,330
Coating$49,880
Coil Winder$56,230
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,590
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$74,390
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$35,370
Crushing$45,560
Cutter and Trimmer$32,470
Cutting$47,300
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$44,790
Dental Laboratory Technician$51,900
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$90,390
Electrical$44,660
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$36,030
Etcher and Engraver$39,360
Extruding$49,390
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$45,220
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$40,770
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$45,390
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$39,140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$74,150
Food and Tobacco Roasting$59,260
Food Batchmaker$41,080
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$35,140
Food Processing Worker$37,810
Forging Machine Setter$54,230
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$43,130
Furnace$49,650
Furniture Finisher$38,020
Gas Plant Operator$86,500
Grinding$43,170
Grinding and Polishing Worker$48,830
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$55,070
Helpers--Production Worker$37,740
Inspector$49,590
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$61,940
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$48,920
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$32,140
Layout Worker$70,260
Machinist$61,290
Meat$36,170
Medical Appliance Technician$56,260
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$51,690
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$57,000
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$56,410
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$44,900
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$49,970
Molder$45,410
Molding$45,370
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$50,600
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$34,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$44,950
Painting$47,090
Paper Goods Machine Setter$49,900
Petroleum Pump System Operator$58,970
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$47,380
Plant and System Operator$61,940
Plating Machine Setter$43,380
Pourer and Caster$39,420
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$81,080
Power Plant Operator$73,640
Prepress Technician and Worker$49,100
Presser$31,220
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$42,780
Printing Press Operator$44,020
Production Worker$38,340
Rolling Machine Setter$46,450
Sawing Machine Setter$35,790
Separating$59,480
Sewing Machine Operator$35,790
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$37,230
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,430
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$64,150
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$53,940
Tailor$46,060
Textile$38,660
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$34,410
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$39,470
Textile Winding$50,770
Tool and Die Maker$64,050
Tool Grinder$38,370
Upholsterer$31,950
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$59,420
Welder$59,180
Welding$49,160
Woodworker$62,730
Woodworking Machine Setter$39,370

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$191,800
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$78,420
Aircraft Service Attendant$39,210
Airfield Operations Specialist$72,250
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$36,980
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,350
Bridge and Lock Tender$47,120
Bus Driver$50,190
Bus Driver$52,940
Captain$87,610
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$34,450
Commercial Pilot$104,900
Conveyor Operator and Tender$39,840
Crane and Tower Operator$66,600
Driver/Sales Worker$37,180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$62,130
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$64,990
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$56,860
Hoist and Winch Operator$37,020
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,920
Laborer and Freight$39,380
Light Truck Driver$42,450
Locomotive Engineer$90,780
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$36,290
Material Moving Worker$49,770
Motor Vehicle Operator$36,520
Packer and Packager$35,000
Parking Attendant$30,110
Passenger Attendant$38,810
Pump Operator$66,500
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$79,900
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$46,530
Sailor and Marine Oiler$49,120
Ship Engineer$82,370
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$38,670
Stocker and Order Filler$36,380
Subway and Streetcar Operator$61,970
Tank Car$41,190
Taxi Driver$28,490
Traffic Technician$62,270
Transportation Inspector$68,610
Transportation Worker$51,110

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Virginia?

About $73,410 a year ($35.29 an hour): the average of the 749 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Virginia?

Anesthesiologist ($488,300), Orthopedic Surgeon ($478,700), Cardiologist ($461,500).

What are the most common jobs in Virginia?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (104,460 jobs), General and Operations Manager (103,590 jobs), Retail Salesperson (100,290 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.