How much do Couriers and Messengers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Couriers and Messengers, the published 10th percentile is $33,420 and the 90th percentile is $40,350. The difference is $6,930, which is 18.3% 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 $37,230 to the 75th at $37,820, covers $590.

The mean annual wage is $38,210, which sits above the median of $37,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 3.5% lower than the national median of $39,200 for Couriers and Messengers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,615, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Virginia median of $37,820.

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 $37,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Couriers and Messengers at $38,615 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Couriers and Messengers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 8th of 12 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 $38,270 and employment of 280. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,108, against $38,615 here.
• Greenville, NC is 102 miles away, with a median of $37,050 and employment of 100. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,911, against $38,615 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $39,650 and employment of 360. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,394, against $38,615 here.