Lynchburg, VA

Across all occupations in the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,190 a year ($22.21 an hour) and the mean $57,880, May 2025. That median is −9% against the US median of $50,980 and −17% against Virginia's $55,690. BLS counts 97,190 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Lynchburg, VA area, Virginia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Lynchburg, VA	Hourly	$13.52	$16.42	$22.21	$32.13	$47.27	$27.83	97,190
Lynchburg, VA	Annual	$28,130	$34,160	$46,190	$66,840	$98,320	$57,880	97,190
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.

310 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 Lynchburg, VA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$273,740	$131.61	130
2	Chief Executives	$219,400	$105.48	160
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$177,430	$85.30	120
4	Dentists, General	$167,440	$80.50	80
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Virginia	$166,840	$80.21	180
6	Marketing Managers	$159,490	$76.68	50
7	Financial Managers in Virginia	$155,370	$74.70	220
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,360	$73.25	100
9	Sales Managers in Virginia	$149,990	$72.11	110
10	Pharmacists	$144,090	$69.27	190
11	Human Resources Managers	$136,100	$65.43	80
12	Managers, All Other in Virginia	$130,580	$62.78	120
13	Industrial Production Managers	$129,640	$62.33	180
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,320	$62.17	320
15	Optometrists	$128,010	$61.55	40
16	Purchasing Managers	$125,110	$60.15	30
17	Physician Assistants	$122,800	$59.04	130
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$122,560	$58.92	120
19	Lawyers in Virginia	$122,110	$58.71	250
20	Information Security Analysts	$121,340	$58.34	90

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 Lynchburg, VA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Virginia	3,280	33.76	1.36	$28,220
2	Retail Salespersons in Virginia	2,950	30.37	1.21	$30,570
3	Cashiers in Virginia	2,810	28.93	1.46	$28,390
4	Registered Nurses in Virginia	2,200	22.60	1.04	$80,450
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Virginia	2,120	21.83	0.79	$27,810
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Virginia	2,080	21.40	1.17	$30,960
7	General and Operations Managers in Virginia	1,930	19.85	0.88	$95,040
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Virginia	1,590	16.31	1.15	$31,500
9	Office Clerks, General in Virginia	1,440	14.79	0.93	$40,220
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Virginia	1,410	14.54	1.00	$36,780
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Virginia	1,410	14.48	1.09	$55,020
12	Nursing Assistants in Virginia	1,300	13.36	1.43	$43,660
13	Customer Service Representatives in Virginia	1,220	12.52	0.75	$37,670
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Virginia	1,100	11.32	0.60	$36,080
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Virginia	1,080	11.09	1.24	$50,470
16	Cooks, Restaurant in Virginia	1,000	10.33	1.14	$35,080
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Virginia	960	9.90	1.37	$45,290
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Virginia	930	9.54	1.04	$31,570
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Virginia	910	9.35	0.85	$41,510
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Virginia	890	9.12	1.33	$58,290

Most concentrated occupations in Lynchburg, 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	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	24.78	200	2.08	$37,690
2	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.23	310	3.24	$49,900
3	Funeral Attendants	4.97	100	0.99	$28,300
4	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	4.86	100	1.04	$37,940
5	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.33	110	1.13	$52,270
6	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.29	120	1.27	$51,520
7	Machinists	2.69	480	4.97	$61,140
8	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2.55	780	8.07	$60,220
9	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2.34	610	6.28	$51,970
10	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2.13	130	1.31	$36,400

Occupation groups in Lynchburg, VA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$104,790	$127,390	4,530	46.61	0.65
Architecture and Engineering	$98,320	$104,580	2,290	23.51	1.40
Computer and Mathematical	$90,140	$96,240	1,880	19.33	0.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$82,180	$86,510	1,040	10.71	1.13
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,320	$96,140	6,360	65.43	1.04
Legal	$76,290	$105,180	520	5.36	0.64
Business and Financial Operations	$73,890	$81,040	5,030	51.79	0.76
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,370	$57,980	4,640	47.72	1.22
Community and Social Service	$51,770	$56,890	2,230	22.94	1.34
Protective Service	$49,970	$54,260	2,310	23.80	0.98
Educational Instruction and Library	$49,810	$51,820	5,850	60.16	1.03
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,750	$56,100	960	9.90	0.75
Production	$48,530	$52,920	8,100	83.37	1.51
Construction and Extraction	$48,200	$52,460	4,100	42.18	1.02
Office and Administrative Support	$43,510	$46,390	10,070	103.65	0.91
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$42,910	$44,350	190	1.93	0.69
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,120	$42,170	7,570	77.86	0.89
Healthcare Support	$36,220	$37,900	4,740	48.82	0.96
Sales and Related	$33,910	$44,890	10,060	103.47	1.20
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$33,640	$35,720	3,240	33.36	1.14
Personal Care and Service	$32,170	$36,710	1,840	18.93	0.90
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,170	$34,530	9,640	99.18	1.13

Every occupation in Virginia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 310 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 Lynchburg, VA estimates (area 31340).

*: 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 Lynchburg, 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.