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Virginia Beach city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Virginia Beach city

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Virginia Beach city. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$917 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $2,191 — $400.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 153 businesses · 3,983 employees$2,191$113,948 a year+6.8%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 338 businesses · 4,208 employees$2,008$104,391 a year+8.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 215 businesses · 1,456 employees$2,002$104,081 a year+2.8%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 24 businesses · 1,697 employees$1,435$74,645 a year-2.0%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 12 businesses · 222 employees$1,420$73,850 a year+0.4%flat
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 127 businesses · 1,760 employees$1,398$72,702 a year+6.3%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 40 businesses · 402 employees$1,380$71,785 a year+5.4%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 200 businesses · 1,767 employees$1,361$70,751 a year+7.8%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 404 businesses · 1,000 employees$1,360$70,732 a year+2.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 378 businesses · 1,562 employees$1,330$69,174 a year+3.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 279 businesses · 2,800 employees$1,303$67,765 a year+6.6%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 49 businesses · 394 employees$1,156$60,119 a year+4.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 130 businesses · 793 employees$1,137$59,123 a year+5.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 176 businesses · 823 employees$1,121$58,272 a year+6.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 82 businesses · 1,022 employees$1,070$55,614 a year+7.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 119 businesses · 629 employees$1,059$55,058 a year+3.0%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 17 businesses · 870 employees$1,014$52,746 a year+4.2%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 10 businesses · 47 employees$992$51,590 a year-11.2%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 68 businesses · 314 employees$917$47,693 a year-5.9%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 164 businesses · 1,072 employees$900$46,792 a year+6.5%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 35 businesses · 142 employees$899$46,752 a year-3.3%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 18 businesses · 1,517 employees$836$43,472 a year+1.3%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 27 businesses · 138 employees$741$38,556 a year+21.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 34 businesses · 166 employees$707$36,768 a year-7.2%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 191 businesses · 867 employees$689$35,852 a year+2.5%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 108 businesses · 2,117 employees$677$35,192 a year-1.6%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 64 businesses · 4,142 employees$609$31,660 a year+4.8%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 14 businesses · 64 employees$602$31,318 a year+21.9%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 84 businesses · 278 employees$567$29,472 a year-2.9%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 82 businesses · 1,294 employees$562$29,246 a year+3.5%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 579 businesses · 11,863 employees$543$28,213 a year+2.8%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 10 businesses · 41 employees$529$27,492 a year+0.2%flat
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 9 businesses · 68 employees$467$24,282 a year+3.3%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 107 businesses · 1,305 employees$440$22,883 a year-1.3%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 440 businesses · 6,963 employees$430$22,350 a year+4.9%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 16 businesses · 278 employees$426$22,130 a year+7.0%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 116 businesses · 1,456 employees$400$20,800 a year+3.1%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses46,611
Employees634,970
Annual payroll$31 M
Net movement of people−3,923People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Virginia Beach city. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Virginia

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Virginia Beach city?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $917 a week. The highest pays $2,191 and the lowest $400.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Virginia Beach city report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.