High paying business and finance jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$104,920
Bachelor's degree
$62,550 – $166,1806,040
2Management Analysts$101,380
Bachelor's degree
$61,910 – $152,8006,810
3Financial and Investment Analysts$95,170
Bachelor's degree
$62,940 – $143,870940
4Logisticians$91,460
Bachelor's degree
$63,000 – $127,9002,600
5Budget Analysts$90,020
Bachelor's degree
$64,080 – $127,810440
6Financial Specialists, All Other$89,920
Bachelor's degree
$50,690 – $121,2001,210
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$87,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $127,9508,670
8Cost Estimators$80,850
Bachelor's degree
$52,340 – $122,4201,440
9Accountants and Auditors$79,450
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $127,9006,160
10Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,380
Bachelor's degree
$50,120 – $124,7604,390
11Compliance Officers$78,330
Bachelor's degree
$47,550 – $119,1902,320
12Insurance Underwriters$77,980
Bachelor's degree
$62,320 – $126,010470
13Human Resources Specialists$76,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,210 – $120,5304,290
14Training and Development Specialists$74,470
Bachelor's degree
$36,980 – $105,5403,280
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$73,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,640 – $109,620460
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$69,560
Bachelor's degree
$40,530 – $123,2803,500
17Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$68,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $100,3901,380
18Fundraisers$64,360
Bachelor's degree
$46,360 – $105,930540
19Loan Officers$64,080
Bachelor's degree
$37,700 – $125,6901,260
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,650
Bachelor's degree
$46,180 – $106,880290
21Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$58,460
Bachelor's degree
$43,620 – $92,930300
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,820
Bachelor's degree
$33,630 – $80,690600
23Tax Preparers$44,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $79,730370

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$104,920	$62,550 – $166,180	6,040
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,380	$61,910 – $152,800	6,810
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,170	$62,940 – $143,870	940
4	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$91,460	$63,000 – $127,900	2,600
5	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,020	$64,080 – $127,810	440
6	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,920	$50,690 – $121,200	1,210
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,530	$47,640 – $127,950	8,670
8	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,850	$52,340 – $122,420	1,440
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,450	$54,990 – $127,900	6,160
10	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$79,380	$50,120 – $124,760	4,390
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,330	$47,550 – $119,190	2,320
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,980	$62,320 – $126,010	470
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,240	$47,210 – $120,530	4,290
14	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,470	$36,980 – $105,540	3,280
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,160	$49,640 – $109,620	460
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,560	$40,530 – $123,280	3,500
17	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,290	$49,020 – $100,390	1,380
18	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,360	$46,360 – $105,930	540
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,080	$37,700 – $125,690	1,260
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$63,650	$46,180 – $106,880	290
21	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$58,460	$43,620 – $92,930	300
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$53,820	$33,630 – $80,690	600
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,320	$36,270 – $79,730	370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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