SOC 33-1091 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $59,990. The 10th percentile is $39,510 and the 90th percentile is $88,150. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$59,990

10th percentile
$39,510
25th percentile
$44,970
Median
$59,990
75th percentile
$75,250
90th percentile
$88,150
Mean
$61,010

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,510 and the 90th percentile is $88,150. The difference is $48,640, which is 81.1% 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 $44,970 to the 75th at $75,250, covers $30,280.

The mean annual wage is $61,010, which sits above the median of $59,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $55,940 for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,251, which is 9.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Virginia median of $60,790.

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 $59,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers at $61,251 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 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 9th 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 $62,510 and employment of 240. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,878, against $61,251 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $61,710 and employment of 410. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,869, against $61,251 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 150 miles away, with a median of $73,490 and employment of 2,400. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,494, against $61,251 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (360 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $59,990. The 10th percentile is $39,510 and the 90th percentile is $88,150. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?

The local median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $55,940.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 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 $59,990 is $61,251. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $62,510. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 9th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.