High paying office and admin jobs in Virginia

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,370 – $119,99010,360
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,670 – $104,53035,160
3Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,980
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,900
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $90,8908,490
6Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,300
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2802,420
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,890 – $78,8003,400
8Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,750 – $89,3202,380
9Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $79,2305,890
10Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,950
Associate's degree
$38,690 – $69,6402,160
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Some college, no degree
$36,610 – $72,86031,990
12Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $73,9604,290
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $71,9105,830
14Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,060 – $73,4304,810
15Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $73,7703,050
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $71,9303,990
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,040 – $66,70031,580
18Billing and Posting Clerks$47,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $64,7407,500
19Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,420 – $62,0005,950
20Office Clerks, General$46,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $66,11066,550
21Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $58,35027,600
22Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $61,4504,610
23Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $59,5101,570
24Tellers$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $50,0507,410
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,020 – $64,05020,380
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,070 – $59,0702,250
27Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $77,3402,540
28Bill and Account Collectors$43,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,160 – $64,1004,590
29Customer Service Representatives$42,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $61,35059,850
30Order Clerks$42,580
Some college, no degree
$35,140 – $61,6201,690
31File Clerks$39,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $56,9702,110
32Data Entry Keyers$38,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $54,6702,890
33Library Assistants, Clerical$38,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $54,1802,170
34Couriers and Messengers$37,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,180 – $54,9102,010
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $47,22023,360
36Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,140 – $53,2501,610
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,550 – $38,4706,560

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,330	$51,370 – $119,990	10,360
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,170	$45,670 – $104,530	35,160
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	1,980
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	7,900
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$40,630 – $90,890	8,490
6	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,300	$45,530 – $75,280	2,420
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$43,890 – $78,800	3,400
8	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,320	$33,750 – $89,320	2,380
9	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,170	$38,690 – $79,230	5,890
10	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$51,950	$38,690 – $69,640	2,160
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,620	$36,610 – $72,860	31,990
12	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,990 – $73,960	4,290
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,710	$38,370 – $71,910	5,830
14	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,670	$33,060 – $73,430	4,810
15	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,490	$37,840 – $73,770	3,050
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,140	$37,510 – $71,930	3,990
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,620	$34,040 – $66,700	31,580
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,580	$37,830 – $64,740	7,500
19	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$28,420 – $62,000	5,950
20	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,410	$31,710 – $66,110	66,550
21	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$37,180 – $58,350	27,600
22	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$40,410 – $61,450	4,610
23	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$32,130 – $59,510	1,570
24	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$34,640 – $50,050	7,410
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,290	$33,020 – $64,050	20,380
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,280	$32,070 – $59,070	2,250
27	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,140	$38,040 – $77,340	2,540
28	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,770	$31,160 – $64,100	4,590
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,730	$31,210 – $61,350	59,850
30	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,580	$35,140 – $61,620	1,690
31	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,900	$31,200 – $56,970	2,110
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,900	$28,010 – $54,670	2,890
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,020	$29,250 – $54,180	2,170
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,820	$31,180 – $54,910	2,010
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,060	$28,800 – $47,220	23,360
36	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,780	$27,140 – $53,250	1,610
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,270	$28,550 – $38,470	6,560

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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