What is the median wage in U.S. Virgin Islands?

The median wage for all occupations in U.S. Virgin Islands is $42,870 a year, compared with $50,980 a year for the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in U.S. Virgin Islands?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, pharmacists have the highest median wage in U.S. Virgin Islands at $134,970 a year.

What is the most common job in U.S. Virgin Islands?

Retail Salespersons is the largest occupation, with 1,300 jobs and a median wage of $28,790 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

U.S. Virgin Islands Wages by Occupation

Median pay for every occupation in U.S. Virgin Islands and its metro areas from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $42,870 a year; All occupations
U.S. median: $50,980 a year
Employment: 32,090; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 162

Pay range in U.S. Virgin Islands

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $26,340Median: $42,87090%: $89,620

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Pharmacists	50	$134,970	$128,030
2	Lawyers	150	$118,440	$124,510
3	Chief Executives	130	$104,010	$134,570
4	Tour and Travel Guides	50	$102,020	$87,690
5	Marketing Managers	60	$97,760	$100,780
6	Medical and Health Services Managers	80	$96,950	$108,280
7	Managers, All Other	140	$95,530	$101,990
8	Financial Managers	170	$94,990	$112,970
9	Construction Managers	60	$89,950	$93,450
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	60	$87,900	$106,800
11	Registered Nurses	470	$84,120	$89,910
12	General and Operations Managers	1,040	$82,850	$97,240
13	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	100	$82,380	$87,050
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	140	$80,910	$85,180
15	Food Service Managers	140	$80,570	$81,160

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Retail Salespersons	1,300	$28,790	$32,590
2	General and Operations Managers	1,040	$82,850	$97,240
3	Security Guards	1,030	$31,990	$32,610
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	840	$24,410	$25,310
5	Cashiers	770	$28,040	$28,710
6	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	700	$38,850	$43,140
7	Waiters and Waitresses	690	$36,340	$44,640
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	680	$29,000	$29,830
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	630	$60,560	$59,220
10	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	580	$31,450	$34,350
11	Office Clerks, General	560	$37,330	$41,100
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	530	$44,040	$43,450
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	520	$31,810	$32,800
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	510	$55,630	$59,750
15	Bartenders	490	$61,380	$57,820

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

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Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Packers and Packagers, Hand	100	$22,880	$25,770
Fast Food and Counter Workers	840	$24,410	$25,310
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	60	$27,300	$33,120
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	130	$27,520	$28,610
Childcare Workers	50	$28,010	$28,880
Cashiers	770	$28,040	$28,710
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	150	$28,090	$30,360
Stockers and Order Fillers	410	$28,130	$28,960
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	80	$28,720	$29,430
Retail Salespersons	1,300	$28,790	$32,590

Every occupation in U.S. Virgin Islands

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (17)

Administrative Services Managers$74,990 a year
Chief Executives$104,010 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$87,900 a year
Construction Managers$89,950 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$80,910 a year
Facilities Managers$66,420 a year
Financial Managers$94,990 a year
Food Service Managers$80,570 a year
General and Operations Managers$82,850 a year
Human Resources Managers$77,490 a year
Managers, All Other$95,530 a year
Marketing Managers$97,760 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,950 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,850 a year
Sales Managers$107,740 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$64,990 a year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$56,390 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (15)

Accountants and Auditors$59,060 a year
Budget Analysts$64,990 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,170 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$52,480 a year
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$60,050 a year
Compliance Officers$67,990 a year
Financial and Investment Analysts$69,990 a year
Human Resources Specialists$60,210 a year
Loan Officers$44,780 a year
Logisticians$68,790 a year
Management Analysts$78,850 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,990 a year
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,580 a year
Project Management Specialists$75,240 a year
Training and Development Specialists$50,430 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (4)

Computer Network Support Specialists$56,360 a year
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,180 a year
Computer Systems Analysts$59,430 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$50,430 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2)

Conservation Scientists$50,080 a year
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$53,830 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (5)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,810 a year
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,560 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,470 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$37,150 a year
Social Workers, All Other$60,450 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$118,440 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$52,140 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (6)

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,560 a year
Instructional Coordinators$75,040 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,790 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,520 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,590 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,710 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (2)

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$27,520 a year
Public Relations Specialists$59,990 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (8)

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,650 a year
Emergency Medical Technicians$47,040 a year
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$72,450 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,660 a year
Pharmacists$134,970 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$40,620 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$42,680 a year
Registered Nurses$84,120 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (4)

Dental Assistants$36,540 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,860 a year
Medical Assistants$38,130 a year
Nursing Assistants$37,240 a year

Protective Service Occupations (4)

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$82,380 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$49,710 a year
Security Guards$31,990 a year
Transportation Security Screeners$65,170 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)

Bartenders$61,380 a year
Chefs and Head Cooks$63,960 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$30,440 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$37,430 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$51,760 a year
Dishwashers$29,710 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,410 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,260 a year
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$27,300 a year
Food Preparation Workers$30,460 a year
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,760 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$33,540 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$36,340 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,710 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$53,610 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,000 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,300 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,450 a year
Pest Control Workers$36,330 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (6)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$35,570 a year
Animal Caretakers$35,570 a year
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$28,720 a year
Childcare Workers$28,010 a year
Recreation Workers$33,400 a year
Tour and Travel Guides$102,020 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (11)

Cashiers$28,040 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$29,560 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$77,520 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,880 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$62,550 a year
Parts Salespersons$28,610 a year
Retail Salespersons$28,790 a year
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$31,650 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$42,980 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$45,980 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$35,160 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (23)

Billing and Posting Clerks$43,430 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,490 a year
Cargo and Freight Agents$29,400 a year
Couriers and Messengers$21,840 a year
Customer Service Representatives$37,140 a year
Data Entry Keyers$33,280 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$33,870 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$38,060 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$56,720 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,630 a year
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,020 a year
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,180 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,710 a year
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,610 a year
Office Clerks, General$37,330 a year
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$38,100 a year
Postal Service Clerks$63,660 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,490 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,630 a year
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$29,030 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,040 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$36,240 a year
Tellers$32,750 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (9)

Brickmasons and Blockmasons$51,390 a year
Carpenters$51,730 a year
Construction Laborers$42,200 a year
Electricians$51,790 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,210 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,650 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$42,520 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49,630 a year
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$45,510 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (6)

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$39,170 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$58,660 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$45,030 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,700 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$38,850 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$55,960 a year

Production Occupations (7)

Bakers$29,660 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$29,120 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$57,190 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,240 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,090 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$48,030 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$46,270 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (12)

Bus Drivers, School$40,120 a year
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$48,700 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,290 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$48,160 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$43,270 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$35,230 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,810 a year
Light Truck Drivers$31,180 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$22,880 a year
Sailors and Marine Oilers$29,990 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,300 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$28,130 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in U.S. Virgin Islands?: The median wage for all occupations in U.S. Virgin Islands is $42,870 a year, compared with $50,980 a year for the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in U.S. Virgin Islands?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, pharmacists have the highest median wage in U.S. Virgin Islands at $134,970 a year.
What is the most common job in U.S. Virgin Islands?: Retail Salespersons is the largest occupation, with 1,300 jobs and a median wage of $28,790 a year.

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