SOC 49-2093 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment — Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
At $87,860, median pay for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment in Virginia Beach, VA tracks the national median of $84,890 closely.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +6.1%
- Openings per year
- 600
- Typical entry-level education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
At $87,860, median pay for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment in Virginia Beach, VA tracks the national median of $84,890 closely. Pay ranges from under $59,240 at the tenth percentile to more than $91,040 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $72,040 to $89,090.
Employment stands at 190, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 593 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 122nd.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $59,240 | −30.2% |
| 25th | $72,040 | −15.1% |
| Median (50th) | $87,860 | +3.5% |
| 75th | $89,090 | +4.9% |
| 90th | $91,040 | +7.2% |
| Mean | $78,640 | −7.4% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Virginia Beach run 2.1% below the national average, so the median of $87,860 goes as far as $89,745 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 5.7% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$87,860as reported by BLSLocal price level
97.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$89,745US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $87,860 a year, 3.5% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $59,240 to $91,040 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 190 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment in Virginia Beach, VA?
The median annual wage is $87,860, or $42.24 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $84,890, so pay in Virginia Beach, VA is 3.5% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Virginia Beach, VA earns more than $91,040 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $59,240 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 190 jobs in this occupation in Virginia Beach, VA. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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