Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Richmond, VA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Richmond, 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 Richmond, VA are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $228,710. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $217,070.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Richmond, 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 Richmond, VA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$228,710	$93,500	100
2	Chief Executives	$217,070	$106,720	910
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,350	$125,530	740
4	Anesthesiologists	$201,580	$181,090	60
5	General Pediatricians	$195,940	$36,790	200
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,690	$152,850	150
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$176,050	$112,130	100
8	Purchasing Managers	$166,810	$90,500	370
9	General Dentists	$166,310	$74,450	590
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,340	$103,540	1,790
11	Financial Managers	$151,410	$92,940	3,050
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,940	$100,060	460
13	Marketing Managers	$139,290	$81,100	820
14	Sales Managers	$137,100	$58,870	1,180
15	Pharmacists	$136,210	$51,670	1,450
16	Lawyers	$133,410	$74,610	3,450
17	Database Architects	$133,250	$80,160	650
18	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$133,070	$100,310	50
19	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$130,640	$98,870	100
20	Human Resources Managers	$129,950	$84,510	810
21	Public Relations Managers	$129,770	$79,220	310
22	Nuclear Engineers	$128,700	$79,330	150
23	Sales Engineers	$128,360	$86,820	170
24	All Other Managers	$127,360	$80,750	1,640
25	Computer Network Architects	$122,710	$70,360	900
26	Software Developers	$122,480	$74,790	7,880
27	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$120,370	$37,220	70
28	Data Scientists	$120,000	$64,310	680
29	Commercial Pilots	$119,530	$60,370	110
30	Natural Sciences Managers	$118,580	$67,780	210
31	Podiatrists	$114,570	$47,850	50
32	Information Security Analysts	$112,840	$71,250	1,380
33	Other Education Administrators	$111,030	$72,030	170
34	Nurse Practitioners	$110,750	$95,300	1,400
35	Financial Risk Specialists	$110,510	$65,770	390
36	Nuclear Technicians	$110,220	$76,160	30
37	Optometrists	$108,660	$49,640	210
38	Operations Research Analysts	$108,310	$55,390	1,140
39	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,730	$67,500	1,660
40	Industrial Production Managers	$107,590	$77,560	480
41	Actuaries	$107,310	$71,090	120
42	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$106,840	$51,260	60
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$106,480	$53,900	70
44	Training and Development Managers	$106,190	$71,390	210
45	Engineers, All Other	$106,080	$61,000	300
46	Physician Assistants	$104,980	$74,620	630
47	Other Psychologists	$104,500	$47,920	130
48	Construction Managers	$102,540	$70,820	1,110
49	General and Operations Managers	$102,520	$49,580	13,230
50	Electrical Engineers	$102,220	$66,150	870
51	Facilities Managers	$101,670	$64,980	310
52	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$101,500	$51,430	1,330
53	Veterinarians	$101,370	$51,510	440
54	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,250	$62,030	3,210
55	Economists	$101,230	$62,130	90
56	Fundraising Managers	$99,770	$66,600	110
57	Industrial Engineers	$99,730	$64,130	950
58	Materials Engineers	$99,620	$61,700	140
59	Credit Analysts	$99,340	$50,320	940
60	Physical Therapists	$98,850	$69,320	1,060
61	Transportation Inspectors	$97,970	$33,190	40
62	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,900	$53,770	800
63	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,850	$62,900	180
64	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$97,800	$75,280	440
65	Personal Financial Advisors	$97,300	$49,400	1,520
66	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,890	$61,610	460
67	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,870	$64,110	1,120
68	Computer Programmers	$96,590	$50,970	330
69	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$96,560	$49,120	170
70	Occupational Therapists	$96,500	$72,590	610
71	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,520	$57,610	1,790
72	Database Administrators	$95,120	$49,650	640
73	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$95,120	$75,740	70
74	Property, Real Estate Managers	$94,540	$56,370	510
75	Chemical Engineers	$94,490	$62,650	80
76	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,240	$66,740	530
77	Financial Analysts	$94,180	$51,000	1,620
78	Other Legal Support Workers	$93,850	$45,910	150
79	Mechanical Engineers	$93,770	$62,780	720
80	Dental Hygienists	$93,600	$79,200	1,020
81	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$93,350	$52,140	80
82	Social and Community Service Managers	$92,680	$60,130	750
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$91,110	$54,430	1,370
84	Administrative Services Managers	$90,960	$59,490	650
85	Art Directors	$89,670	$64,340	160
86	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,640	$49,780	1,190
87	Web Developers	$88,570	$42,630	540
88	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$87,730	$60,000	60
89	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$87,070	$63,880	150
90	Project Management Specialists	$86,530	$55,220	4,310
91	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$86,260	$45,790	580
92	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$86,170	$51,200	260
93	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$84,850	$52,840	50
94	Civil Engineers	$84,590	$62,720	1,700
95	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$84,080	$47,750	170
96	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,370	$75,230	50
97	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$83,140	$51,950	440
98	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$83,090	$51,710	520
99	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$83,080	$50,110	130
100	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$83,030	$65,270	40

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$176,050
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,990
4	Financial Managers	$151,440
5	Computer Hardware Engineers	$136,600
6	All Other Physicians	$134,370
7	Marketing Managers	$134,230
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,160
9	Commercial Pilots	$134,040
10	Sales Managers	$131,950

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Anesthesiologists	$201,580
2	General Pediatricians	$195,940
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,470
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$173,360
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,030
6	General Dentists	$150,070
7	Financial Managers	$145,580
8	Podiatrists	$139,600
9	Marketing Managers	$135,210
10	Pharmacists	$134,330

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Anesthesiologists	$199,890
2	General Pediatricians	$197,810
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,240
4	Marketing Managers	$153,200
5	General Dentists	$151,810
6	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$151,350
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,470
8	Financial Managers	$148,690
9	Sales Managers	$144,840
10	Actuaries	$137,720

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