State salary profile · Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Salaries

Largest Virgin Islands OEWS employment footprints with published wages, from BLS May 2025.

$76,619
Mean of top 50 medians
162
Occupations
7,360
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Virgin Islands is $76,619.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 162 occupations in Virgin Islands; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Pharmacists, earns $134,970, versus $21,840 for Couriers and Messengers at the bottom of the range.

Virgin Islands · employment ≠ wage

In Virgin Islands, Retail Salespersons lead by published employment (1,300 jobs, #1 of 160) but rank #148 of 160 on median wage ($28,790), while Pharmacists top the wage list at $134,970 (#1 of 160) with 50 jobs (#117 of 160). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

1,300
Retail Salespersons employment #1
$134,970
Pharmacists wage #1
#117
Employment rank of wage leader
#148
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Virgin Islands's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Retail Salespersons lead Virgin Islands by employment; Pharmacists lead on median wage at $134,970.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Virgin Islands, the picture in one line

Virgin Islands ranks #51 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Pharmacists at $134,970.

#51
of 54 states by published mean wage
$134,970
top-paying: Pharmacists
6th
percentile among all states

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable.

Largest published OEWS footprints in Virgin Islands

General and Operations Managers and Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education lead Virgin Islands's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. General and Operations Managers 1,040 jobs · $82,850
  2. 2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 630 jobs · $60,560
  3. 3. Bartenders 490 jobs · $61,380
  4. 4. Registered Nurses 470 jobs · $84,120
  5. 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 380 jobs · $59,520
  6. 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other 370 jobs · $65,170
  7. 7. Accountants and Auditors 340 jobs · $59,060
  8. 8. Chefs and Head Cooks 260 jobs · $63,960
  9. 9. Compliance Officers 230 jobs · $67,990
  10. 10. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 200 jobs · $74,210
  11. 11. Financial Managers 170 jobs · $94,990
  12. 12. Lawyers 150 jobs · $118,440
  13. 13. Managers, All Other 140 jobs · $95,530
  14. 14. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 140 jobs · $80,910
  15. 15. Food Service Managers 140 jobs · $80,570
  16. 16. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 140 jobs · $74,850
  17. 17. Chief Executives 130 jobs · $104,010
  18. 18. Human Resources Specialists 120 jobs · $60,210
  19. 19. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 100 jobs · $82,380
  20. 20. Project Management Specialists 90 jobs · $75,240

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Virgin Islands moved from $41,550 in May 2024 to $42,870 in May 2025 (+3.2%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Virgin Islands sits +0.4 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Virgin Islands OEWS table has a published median for 162 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 7,360; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $76,619 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker.

At the top of the ranking, Pharmacists pays a Virgin Islands median of $134,970, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Lawyers at $118,440, followed by Sales Managers at $107,740. At the bottom of the published range, Couriers and Messengers has a median of $21,840, making the displayed endpoint ratio 6.2×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage.

The employment-ordered lead of General and Operations Managers / Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is the Virgin Islands mix signal in this sample; the salary-ordered top of Pharmacists answers a different question. Neither row identifies why pay differs, open the occupation page for percentiles and local-area cells BLS actually releases.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$76,619

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$134,970

Pharmacists

Where Virgin Islands ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories

$52,730 Bottom 6% higher than 6% of 54 states & territories

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Read the chart as text · as of May 2025
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$35,000–$40,000 1 states & territories 2%
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$50,000–$55,000 (this entry) 3 states & territories 6%
$55,000–$60,000 8 states & territories 15%
$60,000–$65,000 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 8 states & territories 15%
$70,000–$75,000 8 states & territories 15%
$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 3 states & territories 6%
$85,000–$90,000 1 states & territories 2%
$90,000–$95,000 0 states & territories 0%
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$100,000–$105,000 0 states & territories 0%
$105,000–$110,000 0 states & territories 0%
$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$52,730 · 6th percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Virgin Islands ranks #51 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($52,730). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

Largest OEWS footprints in Virgin Islands

Published employment among the top-pay sample, top 15 by jobs

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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 162 distinct occupations in Virgin Islands. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage, reordered by published employment for this reading. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Top-pay occupations in Virgin Islands, by employment

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Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published Virgin Islands jobs so the title sequence follows the local OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 General and Operations Managers $82,850
2 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,560
3 Bartenders $61,380
4 Registered Nurses $84,120
5 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,520
6 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $65,170
7 Accountants and Auditors $59,060
8 Chefs and Head Cooks $63,960
9 Compliance Officers $67,990
10 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $74,210
11 Financial Managers $94,990
12 Lawyers $118,440
13 Managers, All Other $95,530
14 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $80,910
15 Food Service Managers $80,570
16 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $74,850
17 Chief Executives $104,010
18 Human Resources Specialists $60,210
19 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $82,380
20 Project Management Specialists $75,240
21 Transportation Security Screeners $65,170
22 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $62,470
23 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $59,990
24 Medical and Health Services Managers $96,950
25 Human Resources Managers $77,490
26 Marketing Managers $97,760
27 Construction Managers $89,950
28 Computer and Information Systems Managers $87,900
29 Social and Community Service Managers $64,990
30 Postal Service Clerks $63,660
31 Insurance Sales Agents $62,550
32 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,580
33 Public Relations Specialists $59,990
34 Pharmacists $134,970
35 Tour and Travel Guides $102,020
36 Management Analysts $78,850
37 Administrative Services Managers $74,990
38 Facilities Managers $66,420
39 Budget Analysts $64,990
40 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,660
41 Sales Managers $107,740
42 Computer Occupations, All Other $96,180
43 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $77,520
44 Instructional Coordinators $75,040
45 Financial and Investment Analysts $69,990
46 Logisticians $68,790
47 Social Workers, All Other $60,450
48 Computer Systems Analysts $59,430
49 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $72,450
50 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $60,050

Lowest Paying Jobs in Virgin Islands

Occupation Median Salary
Couriers and Messengers $21,840
Packers and Packagers, Hand $22,880
Fast Food and Counter Workers $24,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $27,300
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $27,520
Childcare Workers $28,010
Cashiers $28,040
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $28,090
Stockers and Order Fillers $28,130
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $28,290
Parts Salespersons $28,610
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $28,720
Retail Salespersons $28,790
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,000
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $29,030
Butchers and Meat Cutters $29,120
Cargo and Freight Agents $29,400
Counter and Rental Clerks $29,560
Bakers $29,660
Dishwashers $29,710
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $29,760
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $29,860
Sailors and Marine Oilers $29,990
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $30,440
Food Preparation Workers $30,460

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Virgin Islands. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

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Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Virgin Islands. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($52,730 here) and reported employment (32,090 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Virgin Islands? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $76,619/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Virgin Islands? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $52,730/year for Virgin Islands in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 51st among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Virgin Islands? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Virgin Islands is Pharmacists with a median salary of $134,970/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Lawyers at $118,440/year.
What jobs pay the least in Virgin Islands? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Virgin Islands ranking is Couriers and Messengers at $21,840/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many occupations are shown for Virgin Islands? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 162 distinct occupations in Virgin Islands. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 7,360 jobs in covered establishments.

Federal sources behind Virgin Islands wages

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS QCEW state series → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Virgin Islands wage data in a real decision

  • General and Operations Managers anchors the largest published OEWS footprint in Virgin Islands, ahead of Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education when the pay table alone does not describe the local mix. General and Operations Managers
  • Open Pharmacists for percentile bands and local-area rows; Virgin Islands's statewide median of $134,970 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Pharmacists
  • The published Virgin Islands range runs from Couriers and Messengers at $21,840 to Pharmacists at $134,970; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

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