BLS metro-level wage data places Farm and Home Management Educators pay in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC at a median of $77,870 per year ($37.44/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $60,220, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk pays +29% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 farm and home management educatorss are employed across the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk MSA in SOC 25-9021.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk pay distribution spans from $40,100 at the 10th percentile to $96,170 at the 90th — a 2.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $52,680 and the 75th at $81,810, so half of Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk-based farm and home management educatorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide VA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.