Salaries

Salaries in Virginia.

3 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 1.07x national average. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$418,000

Senior VP of Product

Median Role

$381,000

Chief Legal Officer

Entry Level

$371,000

Chief Design Officer

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Virginia has 3 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.07x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Product at $418,000 in Arlington. The median role pays $381,000.

Metro areas in Virginia

Arlington

1.22x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$418,000
SVP of Engineering$407,000
SVP of Data$403,000

Richmond

1.01x COL

Top paying roles

Chief Security Officer$347,000
Senior VP of Security$340,000
SVP of Technology$340,000

Virginia Beach

0.98x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Product$330,000
SVP of Engineering$327,000
SVP of Finance$324,000

Top 30 salaries in Virginia

#RoleMedianTop CityRange
1Senior VP of Product$418,000Arlington$327,000 to $544,000
2SVP of Engineering$407,000Arlington$346,000 to $529,000
3SVP of Data$403,000Arlington$342,000 to $524,000
4SVP of AI Innovation$399,000Arlington$339,000 to $519,000
5Senior VP of Security$390,000Arlington$331,000 to $507,000
6Chief Science Officer$390,000Arlington$304,000 to $506,000
7SVP of Product$387,000Arlington$329,000 to $503,000
8SVP of Technology$387,000Arlington$329,000 to $503,000
9Chief Security Officer$386,000Arlington$301,000 to $502,000
10VP of Mobile$384,000Arlington$327,000 to $500,000
11VP of Information Security$384,000Arlington$327,000 to $500,000
12VP of Security Engineering$384,000Arlington$327,000 to $500,000
13SVP of Finance$384,000Arlington$326,000 to $499,000
14VP of Site Reliability Engineering$384,000Arlington$327,000 to $500,000
15VP of AI$381,000Arlington$324,000 to $495,000
16Chief Legal Officer$381,000Arlington$297,000 to $495,000
17VP of Solutions Engineering$381,000Arlington$324,000 to $495,000
18SVP of Sales$381,000Arlington$297,000 to $495,000
19VP of AI Product$377,000Arlington$321,000 to $490,000
20VP of Data Engineering$377,000Arlington$321,000 to $490,000
21VP of Cloud$377,000Arlington$321,000 to $490,000
22Senior VP of Design$375,000Arlington$293,000 to $487,000
23Chief Data & AI Officer$374,000Arlington$279,000 to $488,000
24VP of Machine Learning$373,000Arlington$318,000 to $485,000
25VP of Platform Engineering$373,000Arlington$318,000 to $485,000
26VP of Privacy$373,000Arlington$318,000 to $485,000
27VP of Security$373,000Arlington$318,000 to $485,000
28VP of Field Engineering$373,000Arlington$318,000 to $485,000
29Senior Head of Security$371,000Arlington$315,000 to $482,000
30Chief Design Officer$371,000Arlington$289,000 to $483,000

Tax considerations in Virginia

Virginia's top income tax rate is 5.75%. Richmond has no city income tax. The moderate rate and reasonable cost of living create solid net compensation.

Virginia's top income tax rate is 5.75%. Arlington has no additional city income tax. Proximity to DC means many residents compare against DC and Maryland tax rates.

Virginia's flat 5.75% state income tax applies. Virginia Beach has no city income tax. The moderate rate combined with lower housing costs than Northern Virginia creates good take home pay.

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