Salaries in Arlington.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.22x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$418,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$169,000

Defense Data Engineer

Entry Level

$40,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

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.

Arlington, VA has a cost-of-living index of 1.22x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $418,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $169,000. Arlington is the heart of the DC defense and intelligence corridor, home to the Pentagon, DARPA, and hundreds of government contractors.

About the Arlington market

Arlington is the heart of the DC defense and intelligence corridor, home to the Pentagon, DARPA, and hundreds of government contractors. The concentration of cleared tech jobs makes it one of the highest-paying metros for cybersecurity and cloud engineering. Amazon's HQ2 has brought a wave of commercial tech hiring.

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Top 50 salaries in Arlington

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$418,000	$327,000 – $544,000
2	SVP of Engineering	$407,000	$346,000 – $529,000
3	SVP of Data	$403,000	$342,000 – $524,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$399,000	$339,000 – $519,000
5	Senior VP of Security	$390,000	$331,000 – $507,000
6	Chief Science Officer	$390,000	$304,000 – $506,000
7	SVP of Product	$387,000	$329,000 – $503,000
8	SVP of Technology	$387,000	$329,000 – $503,000
9	Chief Security Officer	$386,000	$301,000 – $502,000
10	VP of Mobile	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
11	VP of Information Security	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
12	VP of Security Engineering	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
13	SVP of Finance	$384,000	$326,000 – $499,000
14	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
15	VP of AI	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
16	Chief Legal Officer	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
17	VP of Solutions Engineering	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
18	SVP of Sales	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
19	VP of AI Product	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
20	VP of Data Engineering	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
21	VP of Cloud	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
22	Senior VP of Design	$375,000	$293,000 – $487,000
23	Chief Data & AI Officer	$374,000	$279,000 – $488,000
24	VP of Machine Learning	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
25	VP of Platform Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
26	VP of Privacy	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
27	VP of Security	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
28	VP of Field Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
29	Senior Head of Security	$371,000	$315,000 – $482,000
30	Chief Design Officer	$371,000	$289,000 – $483,000
31	VP of Finance	$370,000	$314,000 – $481,000
32	VP of Analytics	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
33	VP of Developer Experience	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
34	VP of Technical Support	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
35	VP of Reliability Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
36	SVP of Strategy	$370,000	$288,000 – $481,000
37	VP of Application Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
38	VP of Cybersecurity	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
39	VP of AI Engineering	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
40	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$366,000	$285,000 – $476,000
41	CTO	$366,000	$285,000 – $476,000
42	VP of Data	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
43	Chief AI Officer	$363,000	$269,000 – $468,000
44	Chief Strategy Officer	$363,000	$283,000 – $472,000
45	VP of Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
46	VP of Data Science	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
47	VP of AI Research	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
48	VP of Risk	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
49	VP of Partner Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
50	VP of Database Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000

Tax considerations

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.

Negotiating in Arlington

A security clearance is your strongest asset. Cleared professionals in Arlington earn 20 to 30% premiums over non-cleared equivalents.

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Salaries

Salaries in Arlington.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.22x national average. Last updated August 2026.

3,445 roles tracked

Get your playbook.

Highest Paying

$418,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$169,000

Defense Data Engineer

Entry Level

$40,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

About the Arlington market

Defense & IntelligenceTechnologyGovernmentCybersecurityConsulting

Top 50 salaries in Arlington

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$418,000	$327,000 – $544,000
2	SVP of Engineering	$407,000	$346,000 – $529,000
3	SVP of Data	$403,000	$342,000 – $524,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$399,000	$339,000 – $519,000
5	Senior VP of Security	$390,000	$331,000 – $507,000
6	Chief Science Officer	$390,000	$304,000 – $506,000
7	SVP of Product	$387,000	$329,000 – $503,000
8	SVP of Technology	$387,000	$329,000 – $503,000
9	Chief Security Officer	$386,000	$301,000 – $502,000
10	VP of Mobile	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
11	VP of Information Security	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
12	VP of Security Engineering	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
13	SVP of Finance	$384,000	$326,000 – $499,000
14	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
15	VP of AI	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
16	Chief Legal Officer	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
17	VP of Solutions Engineering	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
18	SVP of Sales	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
19	VP of AI Product	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
20	VP of Data Engineering	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
21	VP of Cloud	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
22	Senior VP of Design	$375,000	$293,000 – $487,000
23	Chief Data & AI Officer	$374,000	$279,000 – $488,000
24	VP of Machine Learning	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
25	VP of Platform Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
26	VP of Privacy	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
27	VP of Security	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
28	VP of Field Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
29	Senior Head of Security	$371,000	$315,000 – $482,000
30	Chief Design Officer	$371,000	$289,000 – $483,000
31	VP of Finance	$370,000	$314,000 – $481,000
32	VP of Analytics	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
33	VP of Developer Experience	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
34	VP of Technical Support	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
35	VP of Reliability Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
36	SVP of Strategy	$370,000	$288,000 – $481,000
37	VP of Application Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
38	VP of Cybersecurity	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
39	VP of AI Engineering	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
40	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$366,000	$285,000 – $476,000
41	CTO	$366,000	$285,000 – $476,000
42	VP of Data	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
43	Chief AI Officer	$363,000	$269,000 – $468,000
44	Chief Strategy Officer	$363,000	$283,000 – $472,000
45	VP of Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
46	VP of Data Science	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
47	VP of AI Research	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
48	VP of Risk	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
49	VP of Partner Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
50	VP of Database Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000

Tax considerations

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.

Negotiating in Arlington

A security clearance is your strongest asset. Cleared professionals in Arlington earn 20 to 30% premiums over non-cleared equivalents.

Other cities

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Salaries in Arlington.

About the Arlington market

Top 50 salaries in Arlington

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Arlington

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Related

Know the number. Get the offer.

Salaries in Arlington.

About the Arlington market

Top 50 salaries in Arlington

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Arlington

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.