How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,650 and the 90th percentile is $61,540. The difference is $27,890, which is 61.3% 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 $37,350 to the 75th at $47,900, covers $10,550.

The mean annual wage is $44,340, which sits below the median of $45,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 13.5% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,487, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.8% higher than the Virginia median of $38,340.

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 $45,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $46,487 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 5th of 20 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 $38,220 and employment of 730. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,057, against $46,487 here.
• Rocky Mount, NC is 100 miles away, with a median of $46,360 and employment of 290. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,675, against $46,487 here.
• Salisbury, MD is 100 miles away, with a median of $37,690 and employment of 50. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,418, against $46,487 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (800 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.