Valdosta, GA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Valdosta Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Valdosta, GA metro area

Figures describe the Valdosta, GA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Valdosta 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 (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 233 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Valdosta, GA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$246,190	$118.36	60
2	Physicians, All Other	$204,720	$98.43	60
3	Chief Executives	$133,570	$64.22	60
4	Sales Managers	$128,650	$61.85	90
5	Pharmacists	$127,810	$61.45	170
6	Financial Managers	$126,590	$60.86	140
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,400	$56.44	50
8	Nurse Practitioners	$117,400	$56.44	110
9	Human Resources Managers	$112,590	$54.13	40
10	Industrial Production Managers	$112,570	$54.12	80
11	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,060	Not published	40
12	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$106,900	$51.39	60
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,880	$51.39	140
14	Software Developers	$105,640	$50.79	70
15	Lawyers	$101,000	$48.56	130
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,130	$47.18	50
17	Personal Financial Advisors	$97,360	$46.81	60
18	Physical Therapists	$97,050	$46.66	70
19	Facilities Managers	$96,730	$46.50	30
20	Construction Managers	$96,560	$46.42	100
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$95,000	Not published	100
22	Industrial Engineers	$93,380	$44.89	70
23	Occupational Therapists	$92,430	$44.44	40
24	Managers, All Other	$90,370	$43.45	240
25	Social Workers, All Other	$87,420	$42.03	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Valdosta 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.