SOC 11-9111 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical and Health Services Managers 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 Medical and Health Services Managers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $123,900. The 10th percentile is $67,800 and the 90th percentile is $207,160. Employment is 2,210.

Median annual wage

$123,900

10th percentile
$67,800
25th percentile
$94,500
Median
$123,900
75th percentile
$157,700
90th percentile
$207,160
Mean
$132,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Medical and Health Services Managers, the published 10th percentile is $67,800 and the 90th percentile is $207,160. The difference is $139,360, which is 112.5% 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 $94,500 to the 75th at $157,700, covers $63,200.

The mean annual wage is $132,980, which sits above the median of $123,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is about the same as the national median of $123,860 for Medical and Health Services Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,505, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Virginia median of $129,270.

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 $123,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical and Health Services Managers at $126,505 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical and Health Services Managers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 12th of 23 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 $129,660 and employment of 1,760. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,498, against $126,505 here.
  • Rocky Mount, NC is 100 miles away, with a median of $104,570 and employment of 150. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,813, against $126,505 here.
  • Salisbury, MD is 100 miles away, with a median of $120,890 and employment of 250. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,431, against $126,505 here.

Employment share

Medical and Health Services Managers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (2,210 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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 · Medical and Health Services Managers 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 Medical and Health Services Managers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical and Health Services Managers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $123,900. The 10th percentile is $67,800 and the 90th percentile is $207,160. Employment is 2,210.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical and Health Services Managers?

The local median is about the same as the national median of $123,860.

What is Medical and Health Services Managers 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 $123,900 is $126,505. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for Medical and Health Services Managers?

Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $129,660. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 12th of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.