Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $227,860. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $195,590.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Charlottesville, VA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Charlottesville, VA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$227,860	$176,360	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,590	$112,220	110
3	Chief Executives	$184,130	$94,530	160
4	General Dentists	$167,430	$92,130	130
5	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$166,370	$79,190	150
6	Financial Managers	$152,770	$95,640	410
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,110	$98,700	300
8	Marketing Managers	$144,800	$97,040	140
9	Database Architects	$142,920	$79,990	70
10	Pharmacists	$136,970	$100,210	300
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,250	$100,530	70
12	Purchasing Managers	$134,720	$106,210	70
13	Human Resources Managers	$134,420	$92,260	110
14	Sales Managers	$133,860	$73,640	210
15	Lawyers	$132,910	$63,860	410
16	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$132,340	$67,500	40
17	Public Relations Managers	$131,960	$77,920	80
18	Other Education Administrators	$130,120	$77,700	40
19	All Other Managers	$128,670	$78,270	360
20	Astronomers	$125,200	$62,800	0
21	Training and Development Managers	$125,120	$78,410	40
22	Industrial Production Managers	$120,250	$69,900	40
23	Physician Assistants	$116,300	$104,240	120
24	Data Scientists	$113,920	$76,140	150
25	Information Security Analysts	$111,200	$72,010	190
26	Nurse Practitioners	$110,860	$103,430	360
27	Natural Sciences Managers	$110,090	$83,030	50
28	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$109,700	$85,990	60
29	Software Developers	$108,170	$68,080	1,540
30	Other Physical Scientists	$108,120	$74,780	80
31	Occupational Therapists	$106,100	$68,650	180
32	Optometrists	$105,540	$60,150	30
33	Administrative Services Managers	$105,460	$58,560	40
34	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,010	$69,970	410
35	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$104,840	$65,470	80
36	Computer Network Architects	$104,730	$68,520	160
37	Construction Managers	$104,010	$72,220	160
38	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$103,790	$50,680	510
39	General and Operations Managers	$103,080	$48,500	2,110
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,080	$61,190	90
41	Veterinarians	$101,100	$54,080	110
42	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,650	$58,360	150
43	Facilities Managers	$100,220	$52,000	120
44	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$99,230	$55,110	430
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,970	$48,170	50
46	Physical Therapists	$98,970	$66,910	260
47	Project Management Specialists	$98,660	$56,550	750
48	Engineers, All Other	$97,310	$50,690	50
49	Industrial Engineers	$97,090	$62,160	100
50	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,630	$67,940	260
51	Electrical Engineers	$94,370	$63,330	130
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$93,640	$44,830	110
53	Mechanical Engineers	$93,430	$58,950	130
54	Management Analysts	$93,390	$52,120	730
55	Social and Community Service Managers	$93,100	$61,610	100
56	Personal Financial Advisors	$91,540	$40,070	220
57	Operations Research Analysts	$90,640	$64,980	50
58	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$89,380	$38,920	120
59	Computer Programmers	$88,730	$58,200	70
60	Dental Hygienists	$87,600	$73,490	170
61	Budget Analysts	$87,520	$64,490	60
62	Web Developers	$86,200	$52,000	120
63	Speech-Language Pathologists	$85,720	$59,060	100
64	Statisticians	$85,690	$66,130	40
65	Database Administrators	$85,680	$51,200	140
66	Technical Writers	$84,550	$46,380	60
67	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$84,490	$51,650	210
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$84,150	$53,280	560
69	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$84,120	$50,520	90
70	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,930	$62,710	150
71	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,530	$49,330	60
72	Compliance Officers	$82,840	$49,950	310
73	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$82,680	$50,970	120
74	Financial Analysts	$82,600	$52,020	190
75	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$82,310	$50,420	200
76	Civil Engineers	$81,490	$48,110	170
77	Gas Plant Operators	$81,400	$40,140	40
78	Other Legal Support Workers	$81,290	$51,190	40
79	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,080	$57,520	100
80	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$80,290	$49,100	70
81	Registered Nurses	$80,010	$59,390	3,570
82	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,830	$67,130	40
83	Insurance Underwriters	$79,360	$49,370	80
84	Loan Officers	$78,230	$39,680	240
85	Biomedical Engineers	$77,790	$56,700	50
86	Physicists	$77,200	$51,460	50
87	Public Relations Specialists	$76,230	$45,780	300
88	Accountants and Auditors	$74,560	$48,460	1,090
89	Computer Network Support Specialists	$72,430	$48,310	60
90	Property, Real Estate Managers	$72,220	$48,230	110
91	Logisticians	$72,160	$45,220	120
92	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,110	$45,170	40
93	Interpreters and Translators	$70,780	$38,360	40
94	Labor Relations Specialists	$70,050	$22,880	30
95	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$69,940	$52,830	90
96	Healthcare Social Workers	$67,550	$47,710	130
97	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$67,500	$48,570	410
98	Chemists	$67,000	$48,720	80
99	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,530	$41,370	100
100	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$66,350	$40,880	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$203,240
2	Chief Executives	$184,130
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$161,860
4	Other Education Administrators	$160,850
5	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$152,300
6	Marketing Managers	$141,100
7	Public Relations Managers	$137,130
8	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$136,760
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,250
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,100

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$194,290
2	Marketing Managers	$160,070
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$157,330
4	General Dentists	$146,890
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,660
6	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$136,060
7	Purchasing Managers	$135,830
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,750
9	Pharmacists	$128,870
10	Training and Development Managers	$126,120

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$187,480
2	Marketing Managers	$153,940
3	Financial Managers	$138,890
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,450
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,040
6	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$133,170
7	Pharmacists	$132,790
8	Purchasing Managers	$128,490
9	Training and Development Managers	$125,860
10	General Dentists	$124,600

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