Harrisonburg, VA

Across all occupations in the Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,110 a year ($22.17 an hour) and the mean $56,890, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −17% against Virginia's $55,690. BLS counts 65,460 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Harrisonburg, VA vs Virginia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Harrisonburg, VA area, Virginia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Harrisonburg, VA	Hourly	$14.05	$17.22	$22.17	$31.45	$46.30	$27.35	65,460
Harrisonburg, VA	Annual	$29,220	$35,820	$46,110	$65,410	$96,300	$56,890	65,460
Virginia	Hourly	$14.68	$18.14	$26.78	$42.99	$66.83	$35.60	4,109,320
Virginia	Annual	$30,530	$37,720	$55,690	$89,420	$139,010	$74,040	4,109,320
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

257 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Virginia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Harrisonburg, VA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$264,970	$127.39	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$197,580	$94.99	50
3	Dentists, General	$159,220	$76.55	70
4	Sales Managers in Virginia	$157,260	$75.61	130
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Virginia	$150,560	$72.39	50
6	Financial Managers in Virginia	$148,200	$71.25	140
7	Marketing Managers	$141,430	$67.99	40
8	Pharmacists	$136,150	$65.46	130
9	Industrial Production Managers	$136,090	$65.43	70
10	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$134,270	$64.55	170
11	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,970	*	70
12	Human Resources Managers	$130,590	$62.79	50
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$129,960	$62.48	440
14	Managers, All Other in Virginia	$128,410	$61.74	80
15	Lawyers in Virginia	$127,070	$61.09	130
16	Physician Assistants	$126,400	$60.77	40
17	Nurse Practitioners	$122,340	$58.82	90
18	Veterinarians	$119,990	$57.69	50
19	Software Developers in Virginia	$119,250	$57.33	220
20	Facilities Managers	$111,970	$53.83	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Harrisonburg, VA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Virginia	2,590	39.57	1.60	$29,240
2	Retail Salespersons in Virginia	1,980	30.23	1.21	$33,350
3	Stockers and Order Fillers in Virginia	1,650	25.24	1.39	$38,130
4	Cashiers in Virginia	1,460	22.27	1.12	$28,980
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Virginia	1,420	21.62	1.52	$34,180
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Virginia	1,390	21.29	1.12	$38,320
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Virginia	1,290	19.77	1.49	$58,660
8	General and Operations Managers in Virginia	1,280	19.49	0.87	$94,320
9	Waiters and Waitresses in Virginia	1,150	17.57	1.20	$44,760
10	Office Clerks, General in Virginia	1,060	16.27	1.03	$44,060
11	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Virginia	1,040	15.94	3.20	$53,440
12	Registered Nurses in Virginia	980	15.03	0.69	*
13	Production Workers, All Other	930	14.20	8.77	$36,280
14	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Virginia	800	12.17	0.44	$28,820
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Virginia	780	11.94	1.21	$50,350
16	Cooks, Restaurant in Virginia	740	11.23	1.24	$35,920
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Virginia	660	10.13	1.13	$77,340
17	Customer Service Representatives in Virginia	660	10.02	0.60	$39,100
19	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Virginia	640	9.71	1.85	$43,530
20	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	600	9.23	3.79	$46,150

Most concentrated occupations in Harrisonburg, VA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Production Workers, All Other	8.77	930	14.20	$36,280
2	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	8.67	110	1.64	$77,810
3	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.15	150	2.22	$45,610
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	5.47	220	3.29	$77,480
5	Coaches and Scouts	4.86	510	7.79	$25,810
6	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.80	110	1.65	$37,440
7	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.28	110	1.67	$76,370
8	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.79	600	9.23	$46,150
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	3.66	440	6.70	$129,960
10	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	3.61	120	1.91	$94,950

Occupation groups in Harrisonburg, VA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$104,960	$122,820	2,820	43.12	0.60
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$84,240	$93,050	3,140	47.95	0.76
Computer and Mathematical	$81,820	$91,070	960	14.68	0.43
Architecture and Engineering	$79,670	$87,040	430	6.57	0.39
Legal	$79,610	$102,340	290	4.48	0.53
Educational Instruction and Library	$75,960	$69,560	4,890	74.66	1.28
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$71,430	$81,300	500	7.64	0.81
Business and Financial Operations	$69,430	$77,230	2,960	45.23	0.67
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,890	$60,100	3,220	49.12	1.25
Community and Social Service	$58,450	$61,640	1,080	16.53	0.96
Construction and Extraction	$49,410	$54,220	3,180	48.61	1.18
Protective Service	$47,670	$51,160	1,060	16.19	0.67
Office and Administrative Support	$44,650	$47,470	6,440	98.40	0.86
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,960	$47,170	7,730	118.05	1.34
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$39,960	$50,230	1,050	15.98	1.21
Production	$39,860	$47,900	6,450	98.50	1.79
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,890	$42,340	280	4.34	1.55
Healthcare Support	$36,880	$38,170	2,080	31.78	0.63
Sales and Related	$36,420	$51,530	6,220	95.03	1.10
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,820	$36,710	2,420	36.92	1.26
Personal Care and Service	$34,710	$37,770	1,250	19.07	0.91
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$31,420	$36,280	7,020	107.17	1.22

Every occupation in Virginia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 257 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Harrisonburg, VA estimates (area 25500).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Harrisonburg, VA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.