SOC 49-9011 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Mechanical Door Repairers 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 Mechanical Door Repairers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $50,480. The 10th percentile is $37,380 and the 90th percentile is $65,790. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$50,480

10th percentile
$37,380
25th percentile
$43,850
Median
$50,480
75th percentile
$57,510
90th percentile
$65,790
Mean
$52,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Mechanical Door Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $37,380 and the 90th percentile is $65,790. The difference is $28,410, which is 56.3% 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 $43,850 to the 75th at $57,510, covers $13,660.

The mean annual wage is $52,900, which sits above the median of $50,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $55,720 for Mechanical Door Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,541, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% lower than the Virginia median of $50,880.

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 $50,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Door Repairers at $51,541 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Door Repairers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 5th of 7 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 $50,880 and employment of 130. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,994, against $51,541 here.
  • Salisbury, MD is 100 miles away, with a median of $43,900. That median is 13% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,912, against $51,541 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $50,290 and employment of 190. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,234, against $51,541 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Door Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (70 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Mechanical Door Repairers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Mechanical Door Repairers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Mechanical Door Repairers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $50,480. The 10th percentile is $37,380 and the 90th percentile is $65,790. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Mechanical Door Repairers?

The local median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $55,720.

What is Mechanical Door Repairers 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 $50,480 is $51,541. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for Mechanical Door Repairers?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $50,880. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.