SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $63,490. The 10th percentile is $40,210 and the 90th percentile is $105,090. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$63,490

10th percentile
$40,210
25th percentile
$46,450
Median
$63,490
75th percentile
$79,740
90th percentile
$105,090
Mean
$66,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $40,210 and the 90th percentile is $105,090. The difference is $64,880, which is 102.2% 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 $46,450 to the 75th at $79,740, covers $33,290.

The mean annual wage is $66,640, which sits above the median of $63,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 21.9% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,825, which is 24.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% higher than the Virginia median of $59,020.

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 $63,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $64,825 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 2nd of 4 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 $77,020 and employment of 30. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,706, against $64,825 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 150 miles away, with a median of $60,650 and employment of 480. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,701, against $64,825 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 171 miles away, with a median of $56,470 and employment of 170. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,045, against $64,825 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (60 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $63,490. The 10th percentile is $40,210 and the 90th percentile is $105,090. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 21.9% higher than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 $63,490 is $64,825. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $77,020. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.