Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 327 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $282,220 | $135.68 | 80 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $222,760 | $107.10 | 90 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $176,650 | $84.93 | 140 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $164,200 | $78.94 | 90 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $161,110 | $77.46 | 90 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $160,710 | $77.26 | 70 |
| 7 | Marketing Managers | $158,320 | $76.12 | 50 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $139,590 | $67.11 | 50 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $131,740 | $63.34 | 240 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | $127,390 | $61.24 | 120 |
| 11 | Information Security Analysts | $126,500 | $60.82 | 70 |
| 12 | Pharmacists | $126,160 | $60.66 | 320 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $125,730 | $60.45 | 300 |
| 14 | Software Developers | $124,340 | $59.78 | 360 |
| 15 | Managers, All Other | $120,780 | $58.07 | 160 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $116,990 | $56.25 | 60 |
| 17 | Personal Financial Advisors | $116,780 | $56.14 | 40 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $115,690 | $55.62 | 60 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers | $114,180 | $54.89 | 170 |
| 20 | Lawyers | $102,950 | $49.49 | 320 |
| 21 | Electrical Engineers | $102,700 | $49.37 | 70 |
| 22 | Construction Managers | $102,580 | $49.32 | 130 |
| 23 | Physical Therapists | $102,530 | $49.29 | 230 |
| 24 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $100,950 | $48.53 | 280 |
| 25 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $100,850 | $48.49 | 40 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan 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.