Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5100003 · Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #99/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 253 occs
- TOP-LEAD Chief Executives · $203K
- EMP-MIX Computer and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Stockton-Lodi, CA
- BOOK-MOST 249 rows · May 2025
Read with Stockton-Lodi, CA (+$17 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northeast Virginia nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Computer and Information Research Scientists and Engineers, All Other lead published employment inside Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Computer and Information Research Scientists 850 jobs · $130,670
- 2. Engineers, All Other 740 jobs · $161,470
- 3. Computer Occupations, All Other 490 jobs · $147,620
- 4. Mechanical Engineers 390 jobs · $129,750
- 5. Electrical Engineers 380 jobs · $138,840
- 6. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 280 jobs · $146,310
- 7. Physicists 240 jobs · $138,740
- 8. Aerospace Engineers 190 jobs · $136,970
- 9. Computer Hardware Engineers 180 jobs · $127,400
- 10. Operations Research Analysts 170 jobs · $156,750
- 11. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 150 jobs · $156,750
- 12. Financial Managers 100 jobs · $130,100
- 13. Information Security Analysts 100 jobs · $129,490
- 14. Managers, All Other 90 jobs · $141,130
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 80 jobs · $154,440
- 16. Lawyers 80 jobs · $146,320
- 17. Industrial Engineers 80 jobs · $126,330
- 18. Chief Executives 50 jobs · $202,590
Occupations Tracked
253
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,464
employment-weighted, 249 complete rows
Top Salary
$202,590
Chief Executives
Top-pay occupations in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $130,670 |
| 2 | Engineers, All Other | $161,470 |
| 3 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $147,620 |
| 4 | Mechanical Engineers | $129,750 |
| 5 | Electrical Engineers | $138,840 |
| 6 | Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $146,310 |
| 7 | Physicists | $138,740 |
| 8 | Aerospace Engineers | $136,970 |
| 9 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $127,400 |
| 10 | Operations Research Analysts | $156,750 |
| 11 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $156,750 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $130,100 |
| 13 | Information Security Analysts | $129,490 |
| 14 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $141,130 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $154,440 |
| 16 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $146,320 |
| 17 | Industrial Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,330 |
| 18 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $202,590 |
| 19 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $183,190 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $157,440 |
| 21 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $145,540 |
| 22 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $182,540 |
| 23 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $159,800 |
| 24 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $145,250 |
| 25 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,800 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,460 |
| Tour and Travel Guides Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,500 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,810 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,930 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,130 |
| Dishwashers | $28,220 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,710 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,780 |
| Cashiers | $28,980 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $29,050 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in VA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside VA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($65,464 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Chief Executives leads published medians in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area at $202,590/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Chief Executives
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $65,464 across 249 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for VA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.