Harrisonburg, VA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Harrisonburg Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Harrisonburg, VA metro area

Figures describe the Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Harrisonburg city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 257 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$264,970	$127.39	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$197,580	$94.99	50
3	Dentists, General	$159,220	$76.55	70
4	Sales Managers	$157,260	$75.61	130
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,560	$72.39	50
6	Financial Managers	$148,200	$71.25	140
7	Marketing Managers	$141,430	$67.99	40
8	Pharmacists	$136,150	$65.46	130
9	Industrial Production Managers	$136,090	$65.43	70
10	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$134,270	$64.55	170
11	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,970	Not published	70
12	Human Resources Managers	$130,590	$62.79	50
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$129,960	$62.48	440
14	Managers, All Other	$128,410	$61.74	80
15	Lawyers	$127,070	$61.09	130
16	Physician Assistants	$126,400	$60.77	40
17	Nurse Practitioners	$122,340	$58.82	90
18	Veterinarians	$119,990	$57.69	50
19	Software Developers	$119,250	$57.33	220
20	Facilities Managers	$111,970	$53.83	50
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,840	$52.81	110
22	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$105,650	$50.79	40
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$104,960	Not published	110
24	Information Security Analysts	$103,920	$49.96	50
25	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,210	Not published	30

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Harrisonburg metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.