Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Winchester, VA-WV

Each occupation's median wage in Winchester, VA-WV compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Winchester, VA-WV pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Winchester, VA-WV run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Winchester, VA-WV salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Winchester, VA-WV · vs. national

1Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$58,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $64,470+26.5%
2Opticians, Dispensing$58,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $77,460+23.1%
3Credit Analysts$102,740
Bachelor's degree
$55,060 – $161,320+23.0%
4Bartenders$41,640
No formal educational credential
$26,480 – $77,540+21.3%
5Instructional Coordinators$91,790
Master's degree
$53,070 – $131,280+18.5%
6Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$75,220
Master's degree
$45,580 – $96,050+16.9%
7Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,720 – $81,030+13.7%
8Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,370
Associate's degree
$42,090 – $102,870+13.5%
9Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,160
Associate's degree
$40,640 – $65,420+12.9%
10First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$70,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,160 – $87,150+12.6%
11Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$57,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,670 – $60,890+11.9%
12Financial Specialists, All Other$90,230
Bachelor's degree
$49,430 – $128,440+11.3%
13Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $60,310+10.8%
14Web Developers$102,380
Bachelor's degree
$61,140 – $129,940+10.5%
15Managers, All Other$156,730
Bachelor's degree
$87,070 – $195,190+10.5%
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,250
Master's degree
$43,340 – $95,400+10.2%
17Medical and Health Services Managers$136,350
Bachelor's degree
$81,650 – $183,040+10.1%
18Tire Repairers and Changers$41,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,930 – $50,740+9.8%
19Counter and Rental Clerks$44,990
No formal educational credential
$30,240 – $72,980+8.9%
20Helpers--Production Workers$42,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $48,550+8.6%
21Business Operations Specialists, All Other$90,230
Bachelor's degree
$45,470 – $134,240+8.6%
22Management Analysts$110,340
Bachelor's degree
$74,560 – $147,870+8.3%
23First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$94,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,830 – $140,760+8.3%
24Data Scientists$129,990
Bachelor's degree
$69,560 – $168,470+8.1%
25Physical Therapist Assistants$73,570
Associate's degree
$55,120 – $88,020+7.6%
26Waiters and Waitresses$37,680
No formal educational credential
$27,100 – $61,330+7.0%
27Occupational Therapists$106,540
Master's degree
$85,850 – $132,450+6.2%
28Sales Managers$157,340
Bachelor's degree
$78,820 – $281,780+6.1%
29Couriers and Messengers$41,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,420 – $44,760+5.8%
30Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090 – $82,790+5.7%
31Teachers and Instructors, All Other$69,780
Bachelor's degree
$23,400 – $114,920+5.5%
32Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,900 – $84,500+5.2%
33Printing Press Operators$48,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $73,180+4.9%
34Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,380
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040+4.7%
35Social and Community Service Managers$84,200
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $130,550+4.7%
36Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,910
No formal educational credential
$30,210 – $47,280+4.2%
37Dietitians and Nutritionists$79,590
Bachelor's degree
$64,070 – $104,470+4.2%
38Human Resources Specialists$79,040
Bachelor's degree
$48,380 – $125,050+4.1%
39Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150 – $61,260+3.9%
40Chief Executives$221,620
Bachelor's degree
$119,610 – $463,240+3.6%
41Dental Hygienists$100,640
Associate's degree
$80,840 – $123,990+2.6%
42Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650 – $98,790+2.5%
43Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260 – $119,140+2.3%
44Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,020
Bachelor's degree
$116,070 – $214,420+2.2%
45Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740 – $64,470+2.2%
46Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,590
Some college, no degree
$26,380 – $47,780+2.2%
47Child, Family, and School Social Workers$60,820
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $83,130+2.1%
48Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,930
No formal educational credential
$31,630 – $78,030+1.8%
49Postal Service Clerks$63,210
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030+1.7%
50Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,910 – $64,290+1.7%

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

#	Occupation	MedianWinchester, VA-WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,650	$36,670 – $64,470	+26.5%
2	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,190	$43,770 – $77,460	+23.1%
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,740	$55,060 – $161,320	+23.0%
4	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$41,640	$26,480 – $77,540	+21.3%
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$91,790	$53,070 – $131,280	+18.5%
6	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$75,220	$45,580 – $96,050	+16.9%
7	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,570	$35,720 – $81,030	+13.7%
8	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,370	$42,090 – $102,870	+13.5%
9	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$57,160	$40,640 – $65,420	+12.9%
10	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,810	$46,160 – $87,150	+12.6%
11	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,430	$48,670 – $60,890	+11.9%
12	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,230	$49,430 – $128,440	+11.3%
13	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,580	$38,590 – $60,310	+10.8%
14	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$102,380	$61,140 – $129,940	+10.5%
15	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$156,730	$87,070 – $195,190	+10.5%
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$75,250	$43,340 – $95,400	+10.2%
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,350	$81,650 – $183,040	+10.1%
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,420	$29,930 – $50,740	+9.8%
19	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$44,990	$30,240 – $72,980	+8.9%
20	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,420	$30,100 – $48,550	+8.6%
21	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,230	$45,470 – $134,240	+8.6%
22	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$110,340	$74,560 – $147,870	+8.3%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,750	$52,830 – $140,760	+8.3%
24	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$129,990	$69,560 – $168,470	+8.1%
25	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,570	$55,120 – $88,020	+7.6%
26	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$37,680	$27,100 – $61,330	+7.0%
27	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$106,540	$85,850 – $132,450	+6.2%
28	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,340	$78,820 – $281,780	+6.1%
29	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,480	$26,420 – $44,760	+5.8%
30	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,300	$46,090 – $82,790	+5.7%
31	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,780	$23,400 – $114,920	+5.5%
32	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,070	$35,900 – $84,500	+5.2%
33	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,020	$37,020 – $73,180	+4.9%
34	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$63,380	$42,390 – $81,040	+4.7%
35	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,200	$59,280 – $130,550	+4.7%
36	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$41,910	$30,210 – $47,280	+4.2%
37	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$79,590	$64,070 – $104,470	+4.2%
38	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,040	$48,380 – $125,050	+4.1%
39	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,090	$37,150 – $61,260	+3.9%
40	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$221,620	$119,610 – $463,240	+3.6%
41	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,640	$80,840 – $123,990	+2.6%
42	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,280	$35,650 – $98,790	+2.5%
43	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,750	$40,260 – $119,140	+2.3%
44	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,020	$116,070 – $214,420	+2.2%
45	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,330	$35,740 – $64,470	+2.2%
46	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,590	$26,380 – $47,780	+2.2%
47	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$60,820	$44,390 – $83,130	+2.1%
48	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,930	$31,630 – $78,030	+1.8%
49	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$42,600 – $75,030	+1.7%
50	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,690	$39,910 – $64,290	+1.7%

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