How much do Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $25,810 and the 90th percentile is $104,080. The difference is $78,270, which is 122.9% 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 $49,560 to the 75th at $81,510, covers $31,950.

The mean annual wage is $67,600, which sits above the median of $63,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $56,210 for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,029, which is 15.7% higher 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 $63,690.

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 $63,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers at $65,029 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 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 1st 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 $58,770 and employment of 70. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,056, against $65,029 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $45,370 and employment of 140. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,222, against $65,029 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 197 miles away, with a median of $45,310 and employment of 40. That median is 28.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,791, against $65,029 here.