SOC 15-1254 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Web Developers 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 Web Developers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $103,440. The 10th percentile is $62,060 and the 90th percentile is $162,840. Employment is 400.
Median annual wage
$103,440
- 10th percentile
- $62,060
- 25th percentile
- $81,300
- Median
- $103,440
- 75th percentile
- $133,300
- 90th percentile
- $162,840
- Mean
- $109,360
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Web Developers, the published 10th percentile is $62,060 and the 90th percentile is $162,840. The difference is $100,780, which is 97.4% 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 $81,300 to the 75th at $133,300, covers $52,000.
The mean annual wage is $109,360, which sits above the median of $103,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $92,650 for Web Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,615, which is 14% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 19.4% lower than the Virginia median of $128,380.
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 $103,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Web Developers at $105,615 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Web Developers. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 4th of 10 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 $117,090. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,653, against $105,615 here.
- Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $82,250 and employment of 430. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,794, against $105,615 here.
- Charlottesville, VA is 143 miles away, with a median of $101,210 and employment of 130. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,082, against $105,615 here.
Employment share
Web Developers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (400 of 763,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (70,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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 · Web Developers 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 Web Developers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Web Developers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $103,440. The 10th percentile is $62,060 and the 90th percentile is $162,840. Employment is 400.
How does that compare with the national median for Web Developers?
The local median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $92,650.
What is Web Developers 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 $103,440 is $105,615. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC compare with nearby metros for Web Developers?
Richmond, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $117,090. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 4th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.