Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Cashiers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers publishes $29,390 here versus $32,880 nationally (-10.6%; 2,220metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,450 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-8.8%).
- Cashiers$29,390 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits 10.6% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,220 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,450 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits 8.8% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,090 published local jobs).
Cashiers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5100004 · Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #377/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 260 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $215K
- EMP-MIX Software Dev…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Erie, PA
- BOOK-MOST 257 rows · May 2025
Read with Erie, PA ($19 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northwest Virginia nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Software Developers and Industrial Engineers lead published employment inside Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Software Developers 250 jobs · $121,610
- 2. Industrial Engineers 180 jobs · $110,430
- 3. Financial Managers 170 jobs · $131,310
- 4. Physicians, All Other 90 jobs · $215,480
- 5. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $133,350
- 6. Pharmacists 90 jobs · $128,270
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 90 jobs · $126,430
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 80 jobs · $160,660
- 9. Sales Managers 80 jobs · $137,480
- 10. Construction Managers 70 jobs · $103,590
- 11. Chief Executives 60 jobs · $211,760
- 12. Managers, All Other 60 jobs · $148,570
- 13. Information Security Analysts 60 jobs · $108,250
- 14. Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 jobs · $169,960
- 15. Dentists, General 50 jobs · $165,430
- 16. Veterinarians 50 jobs · $122,390
- 17. Computer Occupations, All Other 50 jobs · $110,970
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 40 jobs · $142,680
Occupations Tracked
260
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,282
employment-weighted, 257 complete rows
Top Salary
$215,480
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Developers | $121,610 |
| 2 | Industrial Engineers | $110,430 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $131,310 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $215,480 |
| 5 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,350 |
| 6 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,270 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,430 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $160,660 |
| 9 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,480 |
| 10 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,590 |
| 11 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $211,760 |
| 12 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $148,570 |
| 13 | Information Security Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,250 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $169,960 |
| 15 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $165,430 |
| 16 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $122,390 |
| 17 | Computer Occupations, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,970 |
| 18 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $142,680 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,870 |
| 20 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,510 |
| 21 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,140 |
| 22 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,000 |
| 23 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,530 |
| 24 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $132,340 |
| 25 | Personal Financial Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $116,780 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,820 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $27,440 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $28,420 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,450 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,790 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $29,240 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,340 |
| Cashiers | $29,390 |
| Animal Caretakers | $29,600 |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,680 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in VA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside VA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,282 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area at $215,480/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $54,282 across 257 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for VA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
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