High paying business and finance jobs in Richmond, VA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Richmond, VA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Richmond, VA run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Richmond, VA salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Richmond, VA · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$110,910
Bachelor's degree
$56,100 – $377,0001,350
2Financial Risk Specialists$105,060
Bachelor's degree
$61,680 – $177,300380
3Financial and Investment Analysts$104,160
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $178,6001,630
4Project Management Specialists$102,170
Bachelor's degree
$62,390 – $163,1506,380
5Financial Examiners$100,540
Bachelor's degree
$60,920 – $168,060510
6Labor Relations Specialists$99,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,210 – $125,870250
7Management Analysts$95,660
Bachelor's degree
$58,610 – $159,6006,340
8Budget Analysts$92,550
Bachelor's degree
$64,780 – $132,370420
9Logisticians$92,500
Bachelor's degree
$62,040 – $132,0801,340
10Accountants and Auditors$84,220
Bachelor's degree
$59,290 – $134,2907,920
11Buyers and Purchasing Agents$82,370
Bachelor's degree
$51,860 – $128,7004,000
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$81,660
Bachelor's degree
$45,080 – $170,1204,550
13Insurance Underwriters$81,400
Bachelor's degree
$63,310 – $129,500950
14Property Appraisers and Assessors$81,270
Bachelor's degree
$51,330 – $109,930290
15Financial Specialists, All Other$81,070
Bachelor's degree
$54,880 – $128,220870
16Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$80,990
Bachelor's degree
$57,420 – $128,790700
17Human Resources Specialists$79,340
Bachelor's degree
$47,980 – $127,4204,540
18Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,320 – $105,5401,790
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,420
Bachelor's degree
$45,640 – $128,4205,880
20Cost Estimators$77,540
Bachelor's degree
$48,520 – $114,2701,080
21Compliance Officers$77,060
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $119,5602,910
22Training and Development Specialists$75,750
Bachelor's degree
$45,860 – $123,3202,530
23Loan Officers$69,610
Bachelor's degree
$40,190 – $129,0601,480
24Fundraisers$68,920
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $115,230620
25Tax Preparers$62,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190 – $100,470310
26Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$57,620
Bachelor's degree
$42,830 – $92,560570
27Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,920
Bachelor's degree
$42,080 – $85,640690

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRichmond, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$110,910	$56,100 – $377,000	1,350
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,060	$61,680 – $177,300	380
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,160	$61,660 – $178,600	1,630
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,170	$62,390 – $163,150	6,380
5	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$100,540	$60,920 – $168,060	510
6	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,390	$60,210 – $125,870	250
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,660	$58,610 – $159,600	6,340
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,550	$64,780 – $132,370	420
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$92,500	$62,040 – $132,080	1,340
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$84,220	$59,290 – $134,290	7,920
11	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$82,370	$51,860 – $128,700	4,000
12	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,660	$45,080 – $170,120	4,550
13	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$81,400	$63,310 – $129,500	950
14	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$81,270	$51,330 – $109,930	290
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,070	$54,880 – $128,220	870
16	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,990	$57,420 – $128,790	700
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,340	$47,980 – $127,420	4,540
18	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,780	$50,320 – $105,540	1,790
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,420	$45,640 – $128,420	5,880
20	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,540	$48,520 – $114,270	1,080
21	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$77,060	$47,770 – $119,560	2,910
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,750	$45,860 – $123,320	2,530
23	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$69,610	$40,190 – $129,060	1,480
24	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$68,920	$45,810 – $115,230	620
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,160	$37,190 – $100,470	310
26	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$57,620	$42,830 – $92,560	570
27	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$52,920	$42,080 – $85,640	690

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Richmond, VA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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