High paying business and finance jobs in Roanoke, VA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Roanoke, 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 Roanoke, VA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Roanoke, VA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Roanoke, VA · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$91,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $385,790150
2Project Management Specialists$91,170
Bachelor's degree
$57,060 – $137,750930
3Management Analysts$84,220
Bachelor's degree
$58,870 – $138,770600
4Credit Analysts$81,680
Bachelor's degree
$59,300 – $122,08050
5Logisticians$78,870
Bachelor's degree
$55,070 – $122,340190
6Accountants and Auditors$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,210 – $124,8401,200
7Financial and Investment Analysts$75,500
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $125,820210
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,520 – $106,300630
9Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,460
Bachelor's degree
$47,790 – $100,95090
10Cost Estimators$71,320
Bachelor's degree
$47,570 – $107,900190
11Human Resources Specialists$67,450
Bachelor's degree
$45,130 – $111,550780
12Training and Development Specialists$66,670
Bachelor's degree
$35,080 – $115,380430
13Insurance Underwriters$66,670
Bachelor's degree
$40,260 – $108,39070
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,610
Bachelor's degree
$42,490 – $111,720580
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,190
Bachelor's degree
$37,690 – $103,680890
16Financial Specialists, All Other$65,170
Bachelor's degree
$34,460 – $90,210150
17Loan Officers$64,720
Bachelor's degree
$40,220 – $121,250320
18Compliance Officers$64,390
Bachelor's degree
$44,820 – $109,860380
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$64,340
Bachelor's degree
$37,690 – $120,650700
20Fundraisers$60,600
Bachelor's degree
$41,580 – $100,620110
21Tax Preparers$53,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310 – $86,18050
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$53,070
Bachelor's degree
$45,720 – $93,27080
23Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,940
Bachelor's degree
$38,570 – $105,37070

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

#	Occupation	MedianRoanoke, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$91,690	$51,110 – $385,790	150
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,170	$57,060 – $137,750	930
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,220	$58,870 – $138,770	600
4	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,680	$59,300 – $122,080	50
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,870	$55,070 – $122,340	190
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,240	$51,210 – $124,840	1,200
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$75,500	$44,990 – $125,820	210
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,880	$52,520 – $106,300	630
9	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,460	$47,790 – $100,950	90
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$71,320	$47,570 – $107,900	190
11	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,450	$45,130 – $111,550	780
12	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,670	$35,080 – $115,380	430
13	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$66,670	$40,260 – $108,390	70
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$65,610	$42,490 – $111,720	580
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,190	$37,690 – $103,680	890
16	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,170	$34,460 – $90,210	150
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,720	$40,220 – $121,250	320
18	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,390	$44,820 – $109,860	380
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,340	$37,690 – $120,650	700
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$60,600	$41,580 – $100,620	110
21	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,630	$35,310 – $86,180	50
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$53,070	$45,720 – $93,270	80
23	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$49,940	$38,570 – $105,370	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Roanoke, 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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