High paying management jobs in Virginia

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Virginia. 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 Virginia run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Chief Executives$310,740
Bachelor's degree
$130,000 – $604,0904,870
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Bachelor's degree
$133,320 – $300,72017,550
3Sales Managers$191,130
Bachelor's degree
$94,710 – $302,9009,670
4Marketing Managers$187,820
Bachelor's degree
$107,710 – $292,4306,890
5Financial Managers$185,220
Bachelor's degree
$108,760 – $323,30020,850
6Public Relations Managers$176,340
Bachelor's degree
$106,880 – $312,0402,610
7Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,160
Bachelor's degree
$124,830 – $253,0604,390
8Managers, All Other$166,230
Bachelor's degree
$110,100 – $224,04021,560
9Purchasing Managers$166,230
Bachelor's degree
$109,270 – $222,2303,540
10Human Resources Managers$165,980
Bachelor's degree
$105,130 – $272,0705,770
11Natural Sciences Managers$150,570
Bachelor's degree
$84,080 – $212,6201,470
12Administrative Services Managers$130,850
Bachelor's degree
$78,540 – $221,0502,850
13Medical and Health Services Managers$129,270
Bachelor's degree
$80,250 – $213,81010,210
14Industrial Production Managers$128,230
Bachelor's degree
$83,390 – $206,8202,570
15General and Operations Managers$122,080
Bachelor's degree
$56,400 – $261,060103,590
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$119,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,010 – $205,6403,380
17Construction Managers$119,110
Bachelor's degree
$79,940 – $183,9807,290
18Facilities Managers$116,540
Bachelor's degree
$76,920 – $191,3102,950
19Education Administrators, All Other$108,820
Bachelor's degree
$55,310 – $164,7601,480
20Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$106,100
Master's degree
$78,300 – $164,3208,470
21Social and Community Service Managers$94,970
Bachelor's degree
$59,810 – $142,4203,300
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$79,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,340 – $169,0405,570
23Food Service Managers$71,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,970 – $103,4703,820
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$53,320
Bachelor's degree
$41,470 – $78,2301,590

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$310,740	$130,000 – $604,090	4,870
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$201,490	$133,320 – $300,720	17,550
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$191,130	$94,710 – $302,900	9,670
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$187,820	$107,710 – $292,430	6,890
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$185,220	$108,760 – $323,300	20,850
6	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,340	$106,880 – $312,040	2,610
7	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,160	$124,830 – $253,060	4,390
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$166,230	$110,100 – $224,040	21,560
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,230	$109,270 – $222,230	3,540
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,980	$105,130 – $272,070	5,770
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,570	$84,080 – $212,620	1,470
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,850	$78,540 – $221,050	2,850
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,270	$80,250 – $213,810	10,210
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,230	$83,390 – $206,820	2,570
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,080	$56,400 – $261,060	103,590
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,140	$77,010 – $205,640	3,380
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,110	$79,940 – $183,980	7,290
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,540	$76,920 – $191,310	2,950
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$108,820	$55,310 – $164,760	1,480
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$106,100	$78,300 – $164,320	8,470
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,970	$59,810 – $142,420	3,300
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,810	$45,340 – $169,040	5,570
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,230	$50,970 – $103,470	3,820
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$53,320	$41,470 – $78,230	1,590

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Virginia. 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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