Of the 168,080 business professionals employed in Virginia, 175,860 work in Fairfax. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of business professionals in Fairfax has grown by 21%. As the number of business professionals in Fairfax has increased, overall employment in Fairfax has also increased.

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• Light Blue: Business in Fairfax
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Salaries for business professionals in Fairfax have increased. Fairfax business professionals made $105,634 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, business professionals in Fairfax made an average salary of $93,133 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Fairfax.

Business professionals in Fairfax earn a median salary of $89,418 per year. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 133%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $54,532 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $126,918 per year.

On average business professionals in Fairfax earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Fairfax.

There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Fairfax's business professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 10 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Fairfax's business schools.

Approximately 1,003 students completed business courses in 2010.