Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $235,470. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $226,410.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$235,470	$93,570	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$226,410	$122,420	920
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$225,450	$122,420	90
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$225,110	$99,120	130
5	Podiatrists	$223,920	$223,920	360
6	Chief Executives	$204,280	$118,870	950
7	Other Specialists Dentists	$178,610	$125,360	30
8	Sales Engineers	$167,350	$80,330	170
9	General Dentists	$162,320	$91,680	930
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,260	$96,550	1,390
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,440	$104,160	650
12	Marketing Managers	$138,320	$80,230	620
13	Pharmacists	$135,770	$96,920	1,330
14	Sales Managers	$133,460	$51,760	1,020
15	Financial Managers	$132,640	$84,070	2,000
16	Political Scientists	$130,270	$66,770	50
17	Public Relations Managers	$127,930	$75,840	170
18	Medical Dosimetrists	$126,790	$110,900	30
19	Human Resources Managers	$126,070	$76,680	510
20	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$126,040	$58,400	210
21	Purchasing Managers	$125,810	$84,550	470
22	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$125,750	$81,450	30
23	All Other Managers	$125,480	$86,440	1,790
24	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$123,700	$74,030	360
25	Aerospace Engineers	$123,700	$80,920	790
26	Industrial Production Managers	$121,000	$80,040	480
27	Other Mathematical Science Occupations	$120,710	$42,310	60
28	Other Physical Scientists	$120,060	$82,700	250
29	Database Architects	$119,080	$70,720	340
30	Engineers, All Other	$118,360	$63,650	1,250
31	Commercial Pilots	$115,170	$51,490	80
32	Computer Hardware Engineers	$111,160	$71,610	310
33	Materials Engineers	$111,010	$52,610	110
34	Other Psychologists	$108,370	$80,020	130
35	Operations Research Analysts	$107,850	$61,720	500
36	Software Developers	$107,780	$66,840	7,140
37	Lawyers	$107,510	$51,020	2,470
38	Training and Development Managers	$107,270	$59,760	160
39	Physician Assistants	$107,060	$86,880	990
40	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$106,760	$61,610	460
41	Information Security Analysts	$106,740	$65,760	1,440
42	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,690	$63,820	180
43	Computer Network Architects	$106,610	$65,630	920
44	Optometrists	$106,190	$48,860	270
45	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,670	$69,110	530
46	Fundraising Managers	$104,460	$78,250	80
47	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$104,280	$68,010	290
48	Nurse Practitioners	$104,220	$86,990	1,220
49	Administrative Services Managers	$102,980	$62,760	310
50	Air Traffic Controllers	$102,790	$78,270	90
51	Database Administrators	$102,630	$51,110	630
52	Facilities Managers	$102,410	$65,100	320
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,320	$62,420	1,820
54	Other Education Administrators	$101,500	$57,550	220
55	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$101,500	$62,740	50
56	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$101,500	$66,770	480
57	Computer Occupations, All Other	$101,420	$68,600	2,730
58	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,320	$64,590	3,350
59	Financial Risk Specialists	$100,890	$56,510	130
60	General and Operations Managers	$100,430	$47,340	15,740
61	Data Scientists	$99,670	$59,440	450
62	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$99,240	$36,290	40
63	Veterinarians	$98,750	$50,790	540
64	Construction Managers	$98,180	$63,400	1,050
65	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,040	$53,730	750
66	Environmental Engineers	$96,910	$59,930	280
67	Project Management Specialists	$96,740	$58,560	5,060
68	Electrical Engineers	$96,030	$64,100	980
69	Nuclear Engineers	$96,030	$77,380	840
70	Physicists	$96,030	$82,700	230
71	Physical Therapists	$95,790	$66,770	1,400
72	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$95,270	$52,140	90
73	Management Analysts	$95,160	$55,180	6,180
74	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,670	$59,980	480
75	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$94,010	$47,900	100
76	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$93,370	$66,770	160
77	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$93,370	$73,940	100
78	Occupational Therapists	$91,820	$65,950	620
79	Radiation Therapists	$91,150	$71,570	110
80	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$90,910	$56,220	2,380
81	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$90,690	$54,900	430
82	Mechanical Engineers	$90,490	$61,590	1,520
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$88,650	$49,730	1,260
84	Other Engineering Technicians	$88,030	$61,470	2,100
85	Economists	$88,030	$58,760	40
86	Industrial Engineers	$85,890	$62,300	730
87	Other Biological Scientists	$85,360	$48,740	150
88	Web Developers	$84,850	$53,030	390
89	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$84,740	$51,670	100
90	Computer Programmers	$84,570	$47,580	260
91	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$84,390	$50,240	1,430
92	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$84,120	$42,970	350
93	Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,490	$60,430	550
94	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,180	$47,300	390
95	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$83,020	$74,170	640
96	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$82,700	$60,690	570
97	Civil Engineers	$82,480	$61,580	1,640
98	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$82,450	$50,750	90
99	Other Financial Specialists	$82,350	$51,410	1,060
100	Surgical Assistants	$82,270	$36,800	250

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,090
2	General Dentists	$164,070
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,750
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,930
5	Public Relations Managers	$133,660
6	Financial Managers	$131,950
7	Marketing Managers	$129,890
8	Pharmacists	$129,600
9	Medical Dosimetrists	$127,240
10	Sales Managers	$125,770

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$194,850
2	Psychiatrists	$178,340
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,220
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$162,070
5	General Dentists	$149,250
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,320
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,830
8	Training and Development Managers	$137,620
9	Marketing Managers	$136,990
10	Personal Financial Advisors	$136,390

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$204,280
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,590
3	Anesthesiologists	$193,160
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,140
5	Psychiatrists	$176,010
6	General Dentists	$148,770
7	Other Specialists Dentists	$138,780
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,800
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,430
10	Pharmacists	$133,310

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