High paying tech and IT jobs in Virginia

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Bachelor's degree
$133,320 – $300,72017,550
2Database Architects$160,360
Bachelor's degree
$105,210 – $210,1605,260
3Computer and Information Research Scientists$157,390
Master's degree
$96,300 – $230,6303,590
4Computer Network Architects$141,340
Bachelor's degree
$85,050 – $210,1809,380
5Computer Occupations, All Other$139,030
Bachelor's degree
$77,130 – $185,95017,000
6Computer Hardware Engineers$139,030
Bachelor's degree
$87,630 – $195,2901,720
7Software Developers$136,460
Bachelor's degree
$83,350 – $211,93088,280
8Information Security Analysts$134,900
Bachelor's degree
$81,410 – $205,75019,120
9Operations Research Analysts$129,460
Bachelor's degree
$71,820 – $194,2606,980
10Web Developers$128,380
Bachelor's degree
$76,640 – $178,2304,590
11Data Scientists$126,430
Bachelor's degree
$76,420 – $207,8908,920
12Computer Programmers$121,610
Bachelor's degree
$67,010 – $182,8903,070
13Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$121,590
Bachelor's degree
$78,820 – $169,20010,160
14Computer Systems Analysts$120,840
Bachelor's degree
$73,160 – $179,92023,190
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$109,610
Bachelor's degree
$69,580 – $170,11012,430
16Database Administrators$93,320
Bachelor's degree
$60,840 – $160,1905,940
17Web and Digital Interface Designers$77,140
Bachelor's degree
$42,080 – $140,4901,990
18Computer Network Support Specialists$76,760
Associate's degree
$47,060 – $127,4305,650
19Computer User Support Specialists$65,040
Some college, no degree
$44,990 – $101,56020,910

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$201,490	$133,320 – $300,720	17,550
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$160,360	$105,210 – $210,160	5,260
3	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$157,390	$96,300 – $230,630	3,590
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$141,340	$85,050 – $210,180	9,380
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$139,030	$77,130 – $185,950	17,000
6	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$139,030	$87,630 – $195,290	1,720
7	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$136,460	$83,350 – $211,930	88,280
8	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$134,900	$81,410 – $205,750	19,120
9	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$129,460	$71,820 – $194,260	6,980
10	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$128,380	$76,640 – $178,230	4,590
11	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$126,430	$76,420 – $207,890	8,920
12	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$121,610	$67,010 – $182,890	3,070
13	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$121,590	$78,820 – $169,200	10,160
14	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$120,840	$73,160 – $179,920	23,190
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$109,610	$69,580 – $170,110	12,430
16	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$93,320	$60,840 – $160,190	5,940
17	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$77,140	$42,080 – $140,490	1,990
18	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$76,760	$47,060 – $127,430	5,650
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$65,040	$44,990 – $101,560	20,910

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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