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
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,970	1,780	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$59,920	240	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,790	1,670	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,690	4,320	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$59,690	4,320	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,650	2,430	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,610	640	View salary detail
Editors	$59,570	260	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$59,560	120	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	330	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,470	2,840	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,200	1,360	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$59,080	230	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,830	560	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$58,720	280	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$58,630	700	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$58,460	300	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,290	3,560	View salary detail
Curators	$58,200	150	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,000	1,290	View salary detail
Glaziers	$57,990	140	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$57,860	40	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$57,760	500	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,730	530	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,510	540	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,330	2,370	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$57,110	50	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$57,000	580	View salary detail
Firefighters	$56,940	2,880	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,750	480	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$56,730	610	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$56,730	610	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$56,730	610	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$56,730	610	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$56,490	1,440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,410	640	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$56,270	5,810	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$56,060	50	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$56,060	50	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$55,210	60	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$55,130	100	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$55,050	140	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$54,770	200	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$54,750	360	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$53,960	390	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$53,880	320	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,820	600	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$53,420	80	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,190	660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$53,170	60	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.