Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, 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 Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $212,090. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $191,420.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$212,090	$99,980	90
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,420	$110,500	30
3	General Dentists	$158,950	$85,540	60
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,340	$85,060	60
5	Pharmacists	$125,500	$101,290	90
6	Physician Assistants	$121,130	$97,600	50
7	Financial Managers	$118,580	$78,100	110
8	Nurse Practitioners	$112,710	$90,620	70
9	Information Security Analysts	$112,570	$71,110	40
10	Electrical Engineers	$110,490	$76,790	50
11	Industrial Production Managers	$108,810	$75,010	100
12	Industrial Engineers	$106,490	$66,300	180
13	All Other Managers	$104,610	$60,130	70
14	Construction Managers	$104,310	$65,170	80
15	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,890	$82,590	40
16	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$103,790	$38,450	70
17	Software Developers	$102,520	$57,120	240
18	Facilities Managers	$101,260	$61,930	60
19	Veterinarians	$101,040	$74,310	70
20	Occupational Therapists	$98,890	$69,680	40
21	Chemists	$98,230	$39,220	40
22	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$98,010	$59,310	90
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,430	$64,610	100
24	Speech-Language Pathologists	$97,010	$60,010	50
25	Physical Therapists	$95,700	$72,100	90
26	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,310	$46,800	120
27	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$93,720	$64,540	110
28	Computer Network Architects	$90,530	$61,320	80
29	Management Analysts	$89,980	$56,720	150
30	Mechanical Engineers	$88,310	$61,710	40
31	Lawyers	$87,590	$42,990	90
32	General and Operations Managers	$83,360	$44,370	1,210
33	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$83,250	$49,190	30
34	Sales Managers	$82,770	$39,300	60
35	Environmental Engineers	$81,890	$58,780	30
36	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,710	$47,460	100
37	Project Management Specialists	$80,660	$50,020	210
38	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,110	$64,600	190
39	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,860	$50,420	70
40	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,640	$51,600	140
41	Dental Hygienists	$79,620	$64,240	60
42	Logisticians	$78,430	$43,010	60
43	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$78,210	$47,910	40
44	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$76,560	$50,680	60
45	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$76,480	$41,600	60
46	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$76,150	$51,120	40
47	Foresters	$76,120	$38,590	30
48	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,120	$40,130	320
49	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$72,010	$60,070	40
50	Instructional Coordinators	$71,440	$36,880	100
51	Registered Nurses	$70,890	$49,730	630
52	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$68,840	$48,060	90
53	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$68,000	$40,470	30
54	Training and Development Specialists	$67,580	$37,240	150
55	Other Business Operations Specialists	$67,500	$38,270	180
56	Postsecondary History Teachers	$67,080	$24,000	40
57	Food Service Managers	$65,910	$30,030	70
58	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$65,120	$41,950	80
59	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,230	$37,640	520
60	Respiratory Therapists	$64,130	$55,350	40
61	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$64,050	$49,530	90
62	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$63,790	$37,960	90
63	Loan Officers	$63,500	$39,800	80
64	Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,480	$37,720	50
65	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,220	$33,420	320
66	Radiologic Technologists	$63,100	$45,190	50
67	Compliance Officers	$62,880	$39,960	80
68	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$62,570	$34,940	50
69	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,480	$40,600	150
70	Accountants and Auditors	$62,340	$39,330	480
71	Lodging Managers	$61,640	$39,300	30
72	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,310	$33,790	310
73	Human Resources Specialists	$61,010	$37,860	280
74	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,550	$37,680	120
75	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,060	$48,170	140
76	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$59,990	$43,890	70
77	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$59,550	$46,710	80
78	Computer Network Support Specialists	$59,460	$43,310	60
79	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,370	$37,800	430
80	Cost Estimators	$57,890	$37,170	110
81	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$57,870	$38,780	210
82	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,820	$46,660	490
83	Electricians	$57,550	$37,370	290
84	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$57,450	$41,560	90
85	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,120	$46,860	750
86	Machinists	$56,560	$38,650	150
87	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$55,670	$37,240	360
88	Postal Service Clerks	$55,540	$39,770	90
89	Construction and Building Inspectors	$55,290	$41,820	50
90	Computer Occupations, All Other	$54,700	$40,940	40
91	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,400	$40,510	290
92	Medical Records Specialists	$52,300	$32,160	60
93	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$52,220	$39,640	240
94	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,680	$33,780	230
95	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,670	$37,560	50
96	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$51,430	$36,020	200
97	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$51,410	$38,180	370
98	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,260	$31,680	170
99	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$51,200	$28,660	90
100	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,900	$35,710	210

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$165,260
2	Chief Executives	$162,640
3	General Dentists	$130,370
4	Pharmacists	$128,540
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,810
6	Human Resources Managers	$125,570
7	Sales Managers	$123,680
8	Physician Assistants	$121,170
9	Industrial Production Managers	$119,580
10	Financial Managers	$113,150

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$178,500
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,260
3	General Dentists	$139,190
4	Pharmacists	$135,600
5	Management Analysts	$128,090
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,200
7	Human Resources Managers	$121,380
8	Financial Managers	$120,310
9	Chief Executives	$115,050
10	Nurse Practitioners	$108,960

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,360
2	Pharmacists	$133,950
3	General Dentists	$126,790
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,960
5	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$110,460
6	Financial Managers	$107,060
7	Human Resources Managers	$105,160
8	Nurse Practitioners	$104,290
9	Chief Executives	$104,140
10	Sales Managers	$102,100

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