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$64,130avg. a year, all jobs
$30.83 an hour · 763,060 employed

Average and median pay for 42 common jobs in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 42 jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,46022,520
Retail Salespersons$34,18020,890
General and Operations Managers$117,85017,400
Registered Nurses$89,35016,870
Cashiers$30,62016,840
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,45013,920
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,78013,750
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,69013,650
Waiters and Waitresses$44,51013,100
Office Clerks, General$45,08012,490
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,79011,840
Customer Service Representatives$41,59010,960
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,2108,670
Cooks, Restaurant$36,5308,380
Nursing Assistants$40,4208,110
Security Guards$42,2807,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,6607,460
Software Developers$129,3407,160
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,0107,130
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,8507,100
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,5406,850
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,8106,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,9106,500
Accountants and Auditors$88,3906,160
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,8406,140
Project Management Specialists$111,4606,040
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,8106,030
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,8505,880
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,2805,810
Electricians$63,0305,740
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,0205,730
Construction Laborers$40,8705,660
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,8705,520
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,2805,100
Light Truck Drivers$43,3905,040
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,8304,970
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,5904,410
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$86,4904,390
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,7104,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$67,2704,320
Human Resources Specialists$79,8504,290
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,0004,170
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 47260). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.