Jobs in Virginia: pay, hiring and what a paycheck buys
Virginia has 4,601 open job postings from 481 employers in our data. 43.6% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $135,000 a year, 6.8% are remote and 21.1% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $135,000 posted salary in Virginia buys about what $133,500 buys in the average US state, because prices here run 1% above the national average.
43.6% of open job postings list a pay range, 9th of 41 states.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($55,500) is worth $55,000 in average-US dollars, 12th of 41 states.
9.4% of postings are entry-level, 38th of 41 states.
21.1% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 23 days), 35th highest of 41 states.
Virginia compared with similar-sized states: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
Prices in Virginia run 1% above the national average, and housing runs 7% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $55,500, which is worth $55,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $135,000 is worth $133,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Employers with the most openings
VCU Health: 373 postings
Leidos: 366 postings
Carilionclinic: 353 postings
Capital One: 285 postings
Boxlunch: 76 postings
Federal government hiring
962 federal job announcements open to the public list Virginia, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $118,000. Agencies hiring most: Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (60), Defense Logistics Agency (51), United States Army Installation Management Command (49), Commander, Navy Installations Command (44), Veterans Health Administration (39). Source: USAJOBS.
A posting that lists several states counts in each. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Virginia. Methodology · All states (CSV)
