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title: "Average Salary in Virginia Beach, VA-NC"
description: "Mean $64,130, median $49,430 in the Virginia Beach metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Virginia Beach, VA-NC

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $64,130, median $49,430 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 763,060 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $50,470.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,110 |
| 25th | $36,280 |
| 50th | $49,430 |
| 75th | $78,160 |
| 90th | $111,530 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 97.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 99.8 |
| Goods | 96.8 |
| Utilities | 89.6 |
| Other services | 98.6 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Naturopathic Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/naturopathic-physician): $184,480
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $184,200
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $180,230
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $172,390
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $167,230
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $166,550
- [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist): $164,340
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $162,970
- [Public Relations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-relations-manager): $161,820
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $159,660

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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