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
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,970	260	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$78,940	50	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,770	210	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$78,660	50	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$78,600	420	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$78,600	420	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$78,600	420	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$78,600	420	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,580	650	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$78,540	570	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$78,540	570	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$78,540	570	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$78,430	—	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$78,420	60	View salary detail
Coroners	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$78,330	2,320	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,260	300	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,100	610	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$77,980	470	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$77,940	630	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$77,870	40	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,520	880	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$77,500	850	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$77,500	160	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$77,290	1,050	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$76,910	50	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,790	5,520	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$76,620	860	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$76,600	310	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$76,350	530	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$76,330	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$76,240	4,290	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$76,180	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$74,470	3,280	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,360	290	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$73,890	1,140	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$73,460	160	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$73,460	160	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$73,300	790	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$73,160	460	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$72,960	50	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$72,950	40	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$72,760	130	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$72,380	500	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$72,100	190	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.