High paying management jobs in Richmond, VA

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$326,160
Bachelor's degree
$130,130 – $558,600820
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$180,640
Bachelor's degree
$127,310 – $301,5101,900
3Marketing Managers$174,130
Bachelor's degree
$103,000 – $272,4601,090
4Financial Managers$173,140
Bachelor's degree
$108,940 – $302,0603,480
5Sales Managers$168,590
Bachelor's degree
$90,440 – $296,1701,320
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,170
Bachelor's degree
$123,390 – $236,770570
7Public Relations Managers$160,540
Bachelor's degree
$96,030 – $280,160380
8Human Resources Managers$152,190
Bachelor's degree
$99,800 – $253,890960
9Purchasing Managers$147,410
Bachelor's degree
$99,800 – $216,450490
10Managers, All Other$144,730
Bachelor's degree
$93,640 – $244,2502,060
11Industrial Production Managers$136,030
Bachelor's degree
$83,590 – $211,230470
12Medical and Health Services Managers$129,660
Bachelor's degree
$80,600 – $215,3201,760
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$126,850
Master's degree
$79,770 – $348,750540
14Natural Sciences Managers$126,610
Bachelor's degree
$95,510 – $193,810290
15Training and Development Managers$121,490
Bachelor's degree
$91,190 – $205,210210
16Administrative Services Managers$115,530
Bachelor's degree
$73,900 – $180,100570
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,000 – $209,830630
18Facilities Managers$110,780
Bachelor's degree
$74,320 – $168,940440
19Construction Managers$110,350
Bachelor's degree
$79,580 – $191,9401,270
20General and Operations Managers$108,670
Bachelor's degree
$57,070 – $229,23015,770
21Education Administrators, All Other$107,310
Bachelor's degree
$55,210 – $151,760230
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,380
Master's degree
$75,520 – $138,8301,230
23Social and Community Service Managers$104,070
Bachelor's degree
$62,630 – $140,460810
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$87,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,450 – $170,140920
25Food Service Managers$73,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,120 – $108,500510
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$54,960
Bachelor's degree
$39,340 – $80,590220

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$326,160	$130,130 – $558,600	820
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,640	$127,310 – $301,510	1,900
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,130	$103,000 – $272,460	1,090
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,140	$108,940 – $302,060	3,480
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,590	$90,440 – $296,170	1,320
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,170	$123,390 – $236,770	570
7	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,540	$96,030 – $280,160	380
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,190	$99,800 – $253,890	960
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,410	$99,800 – $216,450	490
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$144,730	$93,640 – $244,250	2,060
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,030	$83,590 – $211,230	470
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,660	$80,600 – $215,320	1,760
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$126,850	$79,770 – $348,750	540
14	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,610	$95,510 – $193,810	290
15	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,490	$91,190 – $205,210	210
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,530	$73,900 – $180,100	570
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,480	$78,000 – $209,830	630
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,780	$74,320 – $168,940	440
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,350	$79,580 – $191,940	1,270
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,670	$57,070 – $229,230	15,770
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,310	$55,210 – $151,760	230
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,380	$75,520 – $138,830	1,230
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,070	$62,630 – $140,460	810
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,440	$47,450 – $170,140	920
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,570	$58,120 – $108,500	510
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$54,960	$39,340 – $80,590	220

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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