How much do Transportation Inspectors make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Transportation Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $58,620 and the 90th percentile is $100,690. The difference is $42,070, which is 63.0% 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 $58,620 to the 75th at $82,610, covers $23,990.

The mean annual wage is $73,460, which sits above the median of $66,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 27.5% lower than the national median of $92,100 for Transportation Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,133, which is 26% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Virginia median of $68,610.

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 $66,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation Inspectors at $68,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation Inspectors. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 5th of 5 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 $68,610 and employment of 60. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,112, against $68,133 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 150 miles away, with a median of $97,170 and employment of 300. That median is 45.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,242, against $68,133 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 171 miles away, with a median of $103,490 and employment of 140. That median is 55.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,046, against $68,133 here.