What is the average salary in Virginia Beach, VA?

$63,300a year

Average yearly pay across 594 jobs with official data in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $30.43
Jobs with data: 594
Workers counted: 741,260

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Anesthesiologist	$501,000
Orthopedic Surgeon	$478,700
Cardiologist	$430,900
Chief Executive	$297,400
Psychiatrist	$277,000
Physician	$266,300
Surgeon	$252,100
Radiologist	$239,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$233,100
Family Medicine Physician	$213,700

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,780
Retail Salesperson	$30,820
General and Operations Manager	$100,300
Registered Nurse	$89,450
Cashier	$29,320
Laborer and Freight	$39,160
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,120
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$28,420
Waiter and Waitress	$39,020
Office Clerk	$44,630

Management

Administrative Services Manager$120,300
Architectural and Engineering Manager$161,300
Chief Executive$297,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$131,100
Computer and Information Systems Manager$170,600
Construction Manager$105,200
Education Administrator$104,100
Education Administrator$101,500
Education Administrator$117,600
Education and Childcare Administrator$46,410
Emergency Management Director$97,990
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$76,910
Facilities Manager$107,700
Financial Manager$163,900
Food Service Manager$64,990
Fundraising Manager$130,200
Funeral Home Manager$78,940
General and Operations Manager$100,300
Human Resources Manager$140,400
Industrial Production Manager$130,900
Lodging Manager$55,050
Manager$143,200
Marketing Manager$155,300
Medical and Health Services Manager$123,900
Natural Sciences Manager$128,300
Property$64,100
Public Relations Manager$153,000
Purchasing Manager$143,200
Sales Manager$158,800
Social and Community Service Manager$92,140
Training and Development Manager$127,400
Transportation$108,400

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$79,450
Budget Analyst$90,020
Business Operations Specialist$87,530
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$79,380
Claims Adjuster$68,290
Compensation$73,160
Compliance Officer$78,330
Cost Estimator$80,850
Credit Analyst$79,050
Credit Counselor$51,880
Financial and Investment Analyst$95,170
Financial Examiner$71,270
Financial Risk Specialist$94,220
Financial Specialist$89,920
Fundraiser$64,360
Human Resources Specialist$76,240
Insurance Underwriter$77,980
Labor Relations Specialist$95,760
Loan Officer$64,080
Logistician$91,460
Management Analyst$101,400
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$69,560
Meeting$53,820
Project Management Specialist$104,900
Property Appraiser and Assessor$63,650
Tax Examiner and Collector$58,460
Tax Preparer$44,320
Training and Development Specialist$74,470

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$101,500
Computer and Information Research Scientist$132,900
Computer Network Architect$111,000
Computer Network Support Specialist$61,840
Computer Occupation$116,900
Computer Programmer$103,100
Computer Systems Analyst$103,800
Computer User Support Specialist$59,650
Data Scientist$100,300
Database Administrator$92,800
Database Architect$135,100
Information Security Analyst$126,000
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$98,640
Operations Research Analyst$114,100
Software Developer$129,100
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$106,000
Statistician$101,900
Web and Digital Interface Designer$68,590
Web Developer$103,400

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$139,000
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$76,180
Architect$101,400
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,030
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$102,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$65,130
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$79,550
Civil Engineer$94,680
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,820
Computer Hardware Engineer$131,700
Drafter$76,330
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$96,870
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$57,860
Electrical Engineer$103,200
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$64,700
Electronics Engineer$102,100
Engineer$138,600
Environmental Engineer$102,100
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$49,430
Health and Safety Engineer$97,870
Industrial Engineer$101,500
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,340
Landscape Architect$79,130
Materials Engineer$116,700
Mechanical Drafter$77,500
Mechanical Engineer$100,300
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,200
Nuclear Engineer$110,500
Surveying and Mapping Technician$57,760
Surveyor$72,100

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$50,630
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$98,920
Biological Scientist$90,020
Biological Technician$48,600
Chemical Technician$49,820
Chemist$81,990
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$91,010
Conservation Scientist$63,790
Economist$103,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$49,050
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$78,600
Food Science Technician$72,950
Forensic Science Technician$62,120
Geoscientist$89,770
Life$78,540
Nuclear Technician$114,900
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$89,920
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$59,080
Physical Scientist$117,600
Physicist$110,900
Psychologist$135,500
School Psychologist$86,510
Social Science Research Assistant$49,480
Social Scientist and Related Worker$107,900
Urban and Regional Planner$82,760
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$72,760

Community and social service

Child$62,360
Clergy$50,330
Community and Social Service Specialist$63,330
Community Health Worker$44,930
Counselor$60,010
Director$63,490
Educational$69,840
Health Education Specialist$51,980
Healthcare Social Worker$63,880
Marriage and Family Therapist$81,870
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$61,760
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$58,830
Rehabilitation Counselor$45,040
Religious Worker$48,830
Social and Human Service Assistant$39,160
Social Worker$94,220
Substance Abuse$59,280

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$83,500
Area$81,790
Art$71,500
Atmospheric$125,300
Biological Science Teacher$78,260
Business Teacher$103,900
Career/Technical Education Teacher$56,750
Career/Technical Education Teacher$79,020
Career/Technical Education Teacher$77,940
Chemistry Teacher$80,490
Communications Teacher$64,290
Computer Science Teacher$127,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$65,260
Curator$58,200
Economics Teacher$129,500
Education Teacher$78,970
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$50,730
Elementary School Teacher$63,380
Engineering Teacher$86,070
English Language and Literature Teacher$65,070
Farm and Home Management Educator$77,870
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$81,030
Health Specialties Teacher$101,100
History Teacher$84,690
Instructional Coordinator$85,300
Kindergarten Teacher$78,580
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$77,520
Library Technician$40,070
Mathematical Science Teacher$74,360
Middle School Teacher$65,300
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$78,990
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$79,910
Physics Teacher$98,470
Political Science Teacher$99,380
Postsecondary Teacher$52,070
Preschool Teacher$36,330
Psychology Teacher$78,770
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$52,070
Secondary School Teacher$76,790
Self-Enrichment Teacher$43,480
Sociology Teacher$80,040
Special Education Teacher$61,710
Special Education Teacher$78,330
Special Education Teacher$76,620
Special Education Teacher$77,500
Special Education Teacher$70,280
Substitute Teacher$45,800
Teacher and Instructor$82,530
Teaching Assistant$51,230
Teaching Assistant$38,050
Tutor$52,000

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$93,270
Audio and Video Technician$53,960
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$60,430
Broadcast Technician$50,720
Camera Operator$45,820
Coach and Scout$44,810
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$55,210
Editor$59,570
Film and Video Editor$78,660
Fine Artist$35,000
Floral Designer$37,350
Graphic Designer$60,150
Interior Designer$59,920
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$104,900
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$42,470
Music Director and Composer$55,130
Musician and Singer$99,510
News Analyst$47,160
Photographer$42,210
Producer and Director$56,730
Public Relations Specialist$73,890
Special Effects Artist and Animator$78,430
Technical Writer$79,340
Writer and Author$73,460

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$501,000
Athletic Trainer$61,580
Audiologist$79,780
Cardiologist$430,900
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$78,100
Chiropractor$82,240
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$58,860
Dental Hygienist$98,890
Dentist$177,400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,630
Dietetic Technician$39,910
Dietitian and Nutritionist$76,600
Emergency Medical Technician$45,900
Exercise Physiologist$45,830
Family Medicine Physician$213,700
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$49,400
Health Technologist and Technician$44,350
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$113,900
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$61,680
Hearing Aid Specialist$82,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$64,370
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$95,950
Medical Records Specialist$50,590
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$99,640
Nurse Anesthetist$233,100
Nurse Practitioner$124,500
Occupational Therapist$99,400
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$42,510
Optician$52,390
Orthopedic Surgeon$478,700
Paramedic$64,120
Pharmacist$136,300
Pharmacy Technician$43,930
Physical Therapist$100,800
Physician$266,300
Physician Assistant$126,400
Podiatrist$138,700
Psychiatric Technician$47,420
Psychiatrist$277,000
Radiation Therapist$103,100
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$77,290
Radiologist$239,200
Recreational Therapist$59,560
Registered Nurse$89,450
Respiratory Therapist$80,990
Speech-Language Pathologist$97,870
Surgeon$252,100
Surgical Assistant$99,530
Surgical Technologist$65,370
Veterinarian$122,000
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$48,370

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,670
Healthcare Support Worker$46,020
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$28,420
Massage Therapist$57,510
Medical Assistant$43,620
Medical Equipment Preparer$38,890
Medical Transcriptionist$36,980
Nursing Assistant$38,990
Occupational Therapy Assistant$65,730
Orderly$37,000
Phlebotomist$44,380
Physical Therapist Aide$34,280
Physical Therapist Assistant$73,300
Psychiatric Aide$37,280
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$36,320

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$45,030
Correctional Officer and Jailer$49,900
Crossing Guard and Flagger$34,920
Detective and Criminal Investigator$93,790
Firefighter$56,940
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$87,530
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$97,200
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$41,250
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$59,990
Fish and Game Warden$63,060
Lifeguard$27,890
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$59,690
Private Detective and Investigator$45,990
Protective Service Worker$34,940
School Bus Monitor$35,040
Security Guard$37,230
Transportation Security Screener$62,000

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$46,700
Chef and Head Cook$57,730
Cook$28,380
Cook$38,440
Cook$36,280
Cook$27,830
Cook$27,150
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,330
Dishwasher$29,770
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,780
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$41,800
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,780
Food Preparation Worker$32,580
Food Server$34,710
Host and Hostess$28,670
Waiter and Waitress$39,020

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$46,460
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$56,410
Janitor and Cleaner$33,580
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$36,520
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$31,100
Pest Control Worker$45,270
Pesticide Handler$49,550
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$48,140

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$28,660
Animal Caretaker$30,870
Animal Trainer$99,190
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$31,040
Childcare Worker$29,790
Concierge$36,050
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$38,610
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$45,920
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$44,280
Funeral Attendant$31,240
Manicurist and Pedicurist$35,770
Personal Care and Service Worker$27,460
Recreation Worker$37,050
Residential Advisor$36,350
Skincare Specialist$34,190
Tour and Travel Guide$36,400
Usher$28,260

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$48,420
Cashier$29,320
Counter and Rental Clerk$41,910
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$35,250
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$31,550
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$91,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$46,380
Insurance Sales Agent$56,490
Parts Salesperson$36,350
Real Estate Broker$70,800
Real Estate Sales Agent$62,940
Retail Salesperson$30,820
Sale and Related Worker$30,640
Sales Representative$119,300
Sales Representative$61,780
Sales Representatives of Service$56,270
Security$58,000
Telemarketer$39,470
Travel Agent$38,430

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$36,300
Billing and Posting Clerk$45,740
Bookkeeping$48,690
Brokerage Clerk$62,870
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,490
Courier and Messenger$37,820
Court$42,520
Credit Authorizer$43,270
Customer Service Representative$38,150
Data Entry Keyer$38,030
Dispatcher$48,160
Eligibility Interviewer$52,370
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$67,620
File Clerk$41,050
Financial Clerk$57,110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$63,970
Hotel$30,980
Human Resources Assistant$47,990
Information and Record Clerk$48,650
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$46,300
Interviewer$39,010
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$49,560
Library Assistant$40,710
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$48,070
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$36,210
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,080
Meter Reader$35,760
New Accounts Clerk$46,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker$50,340
Office Clerk$44,630
Office Machine Operator$45,220
Order Clerk$42,340
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$53,190
Postal Service Clerk$60,740
Postal Service Mail Carrier$60,550
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,490
Procurement Clerk$54,750
Production$63,240
Public Safety Telecommunicator$52,020
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,470
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$40,660
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,320
Shipping$43,630
Switchboard Operator$36,180
Teller$42,630
Weigher$42,500
Word Processor and Typist$47,740

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$44,970
Farmworker$47,430
Farmworker and Laborer$35,400
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$53,170

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$68,350
Brickmason and Blockmason$50,370
Carpenter$51,500
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$49,580
Construction and Building Inspector$64,710
Construction Laborer$38,490
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$48,920
Earth Driller$50,400
Electrician$62,350
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$53,420
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$80,950
Floor Layer$48,520
Glazier$57,990
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$45,600
Helper$38,270
Helpers--Brickmason$41,180
Helpers--Carpenter$41,810
Helpers--Electrician$44,530
Helpers--Painter$38,380
Helpers--Pipelayer$35,630
Highway Maintenance Worker$48,720
Insulation Worker$43,730
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$49,670
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$52,060
Painter$47,110
Paving$46,320
Pile Driver Operator$60,290
Pipelayer$47,820
Plumber$61,870
Roofer$46,480
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$46,060
Sheet Metal Worker$63,390
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$47,930
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$58,630
Tile and Stone Setter$45,260

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$80,450
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$48,900
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$60,100
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$58,290
Avionics Technician$83,900
Bicycle Repairer$35,420
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$59,200
Coin$43,380
Commercial Diver$62,820
Computer$41,130
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$64,310
Electric Motor$63,690
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$87,860
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$72,380
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$100,900
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$68,350
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$79,660
Heating$59,470
Helpers--Installation$37,810
Home Appliance Repairer$81,000
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$64,620
Installation$49,990
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$52,990
Maintenance and Repair Worker$47,820
Maintenance Worker$65,500
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,480
Medical Equipment Repairer$54,770
Millwright$50,590
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$64,260
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$66,800
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$50,560
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$79,440
Radio$67,790
Rigger$64,440
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$60,440
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$57,000
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$64,490
Tire Repairer and Changer$39,830

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$38,560
Baker$33,940
Butcher and Meat Cutter$41,220
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,540
Coating$59,970
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$52,240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$84,260
Crushing$47,840
Cutting$43,830
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$47,980
Dental Laboratory Technician$58,720
Electrical$38,600
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$36,030
Etcher and Engraver$41,630
Extruding$45,690
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$45,760
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$79,620
Food Batchmaker$36,340
Food Processing Worker$38,550
Forging Machine Setter$48,320
Grinding$36,830
Grinding and Polishing Worker$65,540
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$50,920
Helpers--Production Worker$35,900
Inspector$57,330
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$56,060
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$29,460
Layout Worker$67,540
Machinist$62,900
Meat$33,580
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$51,690
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$45,640
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,000
Molding$50,310
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$48,620
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$36,570
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$36,770
Painting$46,810
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,050
Plating Machine Setter$43,110
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$81,080
Power Plant Operator$66,500
Prepress Technician and Worker$40,800
Presser$31,640
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$38,430
Printing Press Operator$38,650
Production Worker$45,530
Sawing Machine Setter$37,370
Separating$76,350
Sewing Machine Operator$35,730
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$67,540
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$53,880
Tailor$46,060
Textile$49,170
Tool and Die Maker$64,050
Upholsterer$44,450
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$59,610
Welder$62,670
Welding$49,160
Woodworking Machine Setter$38,290

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$119,200
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$78,420
Aircraft Service Attendant$35,110
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$35,700
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,240
Bus Driver$50,190
Bus Driver$46,810
Captain$86,940
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$33,190
Commercial Pilot$80,160
Conveyor Operator and Tender$36,520
Crane and Tower Operator$71,400
Driver/Sales Worker$34,880
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$61,140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$50,460
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$47,040
Laborer and Freight$39,160
Light Truck Driver$41,600
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$31,400
Material Moving Worker$62,730
Motor Vehicle Operator$34,460
Packer and Packager$32,700
Parking Attendant$28,780
Pump Operator$66,920
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$48,570
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,210
Ship Engineer$82,370
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$36,340
Stocker and Order Filler$35,120
Subway and Streetcar Operator$61,980
Transportation Inspector$66,730
Transportation Worker$52,400

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Virginia Beach, VA?

About $63,300 a year ($30.43 an hour): the average of the 594 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA?

Anesthesiologist ($501,000), Orthopedic Surgeon ($478,700), Cardiologist ($430,900).

What are the most common jobs in Virginia Beach, VA?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (22,520 jobs), Retail Salesperson (20,890 jobs), General and Operations Manager (17,400 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.