High paying management jobs in Charlottesville, VA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlottesville, VA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Charlottesville, VA run 0.9% below the national average (2024), so a Charlottesville, VA salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Charlottesville, VA · Employed

1Chief Executives$317,900
Bachelor's degree
$139,670 – $645,330180
2Financial Managers$170,250
Bachelor's degree
$103,890 – $293,800450
3Sales Managers$169,390
Bachelor's degree
$91,200 – $288,300210
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,400
Bachelor's degree
$129,970 – $217,67090
5Marketing Managers$165,980
Bachelor's degree
$98,440 – $278,130120
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,230
Bachelor's degree
$112,030 – $240,600390
7Human Resources Managers$155,290
Bachelor's degree
$99,470 – $234,780150
8Purchasing Managers$150,260
Bachelor's degree
$108,220 – $226,20070
9Managers, All Other$141,770
Bachelor's degree
$87,090 – $222,240440
10Public Relations Managers$140,170
Bachelor's degree
$99,820 – $227,180140
11Medical and Health Services Managers$131,540
Bachelor's degree
$83,360 – $229,680370
12Natural Sciences Managers$124,800
Bachelor's degree
$84,080 – $190,42080
13Industrial Production Managers$120,380
Bachelor's degree
$83,000 – $194,29050
14Facilities Managers$111,800
Bachelor's degree
$65,050 – $177,990100
15Construction Managers$108,540
Bachelor's degree
$83,370 – $170,160240
16Administrative Services Managers$107,780
Bachelor's degree
$72,170 – $179,420230
17General and Operations Managers$107,200
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $224,8602,530
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,070
Master's degree
$69,870 – $153,380280
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,770 – $165,58060
20Social and Community Service Managers$94,430
Bachelor's degree
$59,680 – $130,18070
21Education Administrators, All Other$85,890
Bachelor's degree
$65,010 – $108,82080
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$75,040
Bachelor's degree
$49,750 – $109,01040
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820 – $145,010210

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlottesville, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$317,900	$139,670 – $645,330	180
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,250	$103,890 – $293,800	450
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,390	$91,200 – $288,300	210
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,400	$129,970 – $217,670	90
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,980	$98,440 – $278,130	120
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,230	$112,030 – $240,600	390
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,290	$99,470 – $234,780	150
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,260	$108,220 – $226,200	70
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$141,770	$87,090 – $222,240	440
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,170	$99,820 – $227,180	140
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,540	$83,360 – $229,680	370
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,800	$84,080 – $190,420	80
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,380	$83,000 – $194,290	50
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,800	$65,050 – $177,990	100
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,540	$83,370 – $170,160	240
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,780	$72,170 – $179,420	230
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,200	$54,990 – $224,860	2,530
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,070	$69,870 – $153,380	280
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,950	$70,770 – $165,580	60
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,430	$59,680 – $130,180	70
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$85,890	$65,010 – $108,820	80
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$75,040	$49,750 – $109,010	40
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,110	$45,820 – $145,010	210

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