Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Virginia Beach, VA

710 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Virginia Beach, VA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mechanical Engineers	$100,280	2,210	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$99,640	130	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$99,530	270	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$99,400	830	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$99,400	830	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,380	160	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$99,190	—	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$98,920	60	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$98,890	940	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,640	1,670	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,470	130	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$97,990	60	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$97,870	880	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$97,870	100	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$97,870	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,200	590	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$96,870	1,430	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$95,950	160	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$95,760	170	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$95,170	940	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,680	1,990	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,680	1,990	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,680	1,990	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,220	120	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$94,220	260	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$93,790	460	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$93,790	460	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$93,790	460	View salary detail
Art Directors	$93,270	80	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$92,800	460	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$92,140	620	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$91,460	2,600	View salary detail
Logisticians	$91,460	2,600	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$91,460	2,600	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$91,080	1,450	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$91,010	420	View salary detail
Geneticists	$90,020	300	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$90,020	440	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$90,020	300	View salary detail
Biologists	$90,020	300	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$90,020	300	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$90,020	300	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$89,920	1,210	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$89,920	1,210	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$89,920	1,210	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$89,920	940	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$89,770	40	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$89,450	16,870	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$89,450	16,870	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$89,450	16,870	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.