How much do Computer Hardware Engineers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Computer Hardware Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $81,700 and the 90th percentile is $193,040. The difference is $111,340, which is 84.5% 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 $102,190 to the 75th at $164,280, covers $62,090.

The mean annual wage is $132,360, which sits above the median of $131,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $161,740 for Computer Hardware Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,479, which is 16.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the Virginia median of $139,030.

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 $131,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Hardware Engineers at $134,479 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Hardware Engineers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 5th of 9 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 $132,270 and employment of 70. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,165, against $134,479 here.
• Lexington Park, MD is 102 miles away, with a median of $127,620 and employment of 210. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,657, against $134,479 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $130,540 and employment of 310. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,991, against $134,479 here.

Employment share

Computer Hardware Engineers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (280 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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.