SOC 25-3011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $83,500. The 10th percentile is $62,600 and the 90th percentile is $104,190. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$83,500

10th percentile
$62,600
25th percentile
$77,260
Median
$83,500
75th percentile
$104,190
90th percentile
$104,190
Mean
$85,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $62,600 and the 90th percentile is $104,190. The difference is $41,590, which is 49.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,260 to the 75th at $104,190, covers $26,930.

The mean annual wage is $85,490, which sits above the median of $83,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 35.7% higher than the national median of $61,540 for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,255, which is 38.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.4% higher than the Virginia median of $64,540.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors at $85,255 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 2nd of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Richmond, VA is 70 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 200. That median is 40.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,522, against $85,255 here.
  • Rocky Mount, NC is 100 miles away, with a median of $49,140 and employment of 50. That median is 41.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,833, against $85,255 here.
  • Greenville, NC is 102 miles away, with a median of $50,000 and employment of 90. That median is 40.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,560, against $85,255 here.

Employment share

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (200 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $83,500. The 10th percentile is $62,600 and the 90th percentile is $104,190. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

The local median is 35.7% higher than the national median of $61,540.

What is Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $83,500 is $85,255. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $49,440. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 2nd of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.