Highest Paying Jobs in Virgin Islands

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary — Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Salary

$134,970

Pharmacists

Top 25 Average

$89,818

median salary

$100K+ Jobs

occupations

Occupations

100

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This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Virgin Islands by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Pharmacists pays a state median of $134,970, 4% below the national median of $140,910 for the same role. Of the 100 tracked positions, 5 pay above $100,000 per year in Virgin Islands — a useful threshold for separating specialist professional roles from mid-tier employment. The top-10 average sits at $104,859, giving a sense of what elite specialists inside this state actually clear.

The "Difference" column compares each state median to the corresponding national median for the same SOC code, making pay premiums and discounts immediately visible. In this list, 15 of 100 occupations pay above the national median in Virgin Islands, which usually signals one of three things: a local concentration of specialized employers (finance hubs, tech clusters, research universities, federal agencies), a cost-of-living adjustment baked into state-wide wage scales, or scarce in-state talent supply bidding up competitive roles. Occupations paying below the national median are not necessarily bad news — they often reflect lower cost of living in the state or industries where Virgin Islands is not a concentrated employer.

Rankings like this show ceiling-potential by specialty, but they don't tell you the odds of landing one of those roles. Pair this table with the employment column (how many workers the state actually employs in each occupation) and the growth projections on each occupation's national page to see whether the field is expanding or contracting. BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime — especially distorting for top-paying roles where equity and performance compensation can represent 30-50% of total pay. Use this leaderboard to shortlist careers worth exploring in Virgin Islands, then drill into each row's linked profile to check percentile spread, typical education, metro-level variation, and whether projected openings match your timeline.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Employment
1	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$134,970	$140,910	4% below	50
2	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$118,440	$159,670	26% below	150
3	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$107,740	$148,270	27% below	40
4	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$104,010	$213,990	51% below	130
5	Tour and Travel Guides Personal Care and Service Occupations	$102,020	$38,120	+168% above	50
6	Marketing Managers Management Occupations	$97,760	$166,790	41% below	60
7	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$96,950	$123,860	22% below	80
8	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$96,180	$116,580	17% below	40
9	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$95,530	$141,900	33% below	140
10	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$94,990	$166,570	43% below	170
11	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$89,950	$114,990	22% below	60
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$87,900	$175,140	50% below	60
13	Registered Nurses Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$84,120	$97,550	14% below	470
14	General and Operations Managers Management Occupations	$82,850	$105,770	22% below	1,040
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Protective Service Occupations	$82,380	$106,040	22% below	100
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$80,910	$105,870	24% below	140
17	Food Service Managers Management Occupations	$80,570	$69,390	+16% above	140
18	Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$78,850	$101,860	23% below	50
19	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations	$77,520	$87,520	11% below	40
20	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$77,490	$149,280	48% below	70
21	Project Management Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$75,240	$102,320	26% below	90
22	Instructional Coordinators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$75,040	$77,440	3% below	40
23	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$74,990	$114,130	34% below	50
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Management Occupations	$74,850	$69,990	+7% above	140
25	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction and Extraction Occupations	$74,210	$79,920	7% below	200
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$72,450	$50,290	+44% above	30
27	Financial and Investment Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$69,990	$102,740	32% below	40
28	Logisticians Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$68,790	$82,320	16% below	40
29	Compliance Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$67,990	$80,730	16% below	230
30	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$66,420	$106,660	38% below	50
31	Business Operations Specialists, All Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$65,170	$83,050	22% below	370
32	Transportation Security Screeners Protective Service Occupations	$65,170	$66,770	2% below	90
33	Social and Community Service Managers Management Occupations	$64,990	$80,390	19% below	60
34	Budget Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$64,990	$91,640	29% below	50
35	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$64,660	$64,400	same as	50
36	Chefs and Head Cooks Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$63,960	$62,470	+2% above	260
37	Postal Service Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$63,660	$62,130	+2% above	60
38	Insurance Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations	$62,550	$62,280	same as	60
39	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Community and Social Service Occupations	$62,470	$64,330	3% below	90
40	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$61,580	$61,160	+1% above	60
41	Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$61,380	$34,340	+79% above	490
42	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$60,560	$63,970	5% below	630
43	Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations	$60,450	$71,900	16% below	40
44	Human Resources Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$60,210	$75,940	21% below	120
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$60,050	$78,000	23% below	30
46	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$59,990	$78,760	24% below	90
47	Public Relations Specialists Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$59,990	$74,750	20% below	60
48	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$59,520	$72,040	17% below	380
49	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$59,430	$105,850	44% below	40
50	Accountants and Auditors Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$59,060	$83,680	29% below	340
51	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$58,660	$79,860	27% below	220
52	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Production Occupations	$57,190	$74,450	23% below	60
53	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$56,720	$76,590	26% below	170
54	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$56,390	$107,230	47% below	40
55	Computer Network Support Specialists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$56,360	$76,220	26% below	30
56	Information and Record Clerks, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$56,180	$49,500	+13% above	30
57	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$55,960	$63,890	12% below	60
58	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$55,630	$69,500	20% below	510
59	Postal Service Mail Carriers Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$55,490	$60,550	8% below	40
60	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$53,830	$82,220	35% below	40
61	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$53,610	$58,430	8% below	30
62	Buyers and Purchasing Agents Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$52,480	$77,710	32% below	50
63	Paralegals and Legal Assistants Legal Occupations	$52,140	$62,890	17% below	90
64	Electricians Construction and Extraction Occupations	$51,790	$63,190	18% below	140
65	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$51,760	$33,980	+52% above	70
66	Carpenters Construction and Extraction Occupations	$51,730	$60,580	15% below	270
67	Brickmasons and Blockmasons Construction and Extraction Occupations	$51,390	$62,120	17% below	90
68	Child, Family, and School Social Workers Community and Social Service Occupations	$50,810	$59,550	15% below	30
69	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$50,610	$45,670	+11% above	70
70	Training and Development Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$50,430	$69,280	27% below	40
71	Computer User Support Specialists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$50,430	$61,860	18% below	90
72	Conservation Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$50,080	$73,010	31% below	40
73	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Protective Service Occupations	$49,710	$55,940	11% below	70
74	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Construction and Extraction Occupations	$49,630	$63,800	22% below	50
75	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$48,710	$49,100	1% below	110
76	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$48,700	$49,230	1% below	40
77	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$48,700	$92,460	47% below	130
78	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$48,650	$62,930	23% below	80
79	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$48,160	$62,890	23% below	100
80	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Production Occupations	$48,030	$60,020	20% below	30
81	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Construction and Extraction Occupations	$47,650	$59,850	20% below	120
82	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations	$47,560	$56,730	16% below	40
83	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Production Occupations	$47,240	$48,570	3% below	30
84	Emergency Medical Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$47,040	$44,470	+6% above	40
85	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$46,490	$50,670	8% below	280
86	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Production Occupations	$46,270	$53,750	14% below	60
87	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations	$45,980	$72,080	36% below	80
88	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Construction and Extraction Occupations	$45,510	$58,970	23% below	40
89	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$45,030	$61,010	26% below	70
90	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations	$44,880	$48,520	8% below	440
91	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$44,790	$38,140	+17% above	100
92	Loan Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$44,780	$76,690	42% below	50
93	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$44,040	$47,540	7% below	530
94	Billing and Posting Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$43,430	$48,500	10% below	30
95	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$43,270	$58,640	26% below	240
96	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Sales and Related Occupations	$42,980	$69,990	39% below	80
97	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$42,680	$80,110	47% below	40
98	Painters, Construction and Maintenance Construction and Extraction Occupations	$42,520	$49,400	14% below	40
99	Construction Laborers Construction and Extraction Occupations	$42,200	$47,120	10% below	370
100	Pharmacy Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$40,620	$45,750	11% below	40

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Virgin Islands. The "Difference" column shows how Virgin Islands pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

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Reviewed byWageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

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