High paying management jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$297,350
Bachelor's degree
$124,010 – $612,350530
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Bachelor's degree
$110,140 – $263,3201,360
3Financial Managers$163,940
Bachelor's degree
$93,280 – $275,8502,290
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Bachelor's degree
$126,380 – $216,030750
5Sales Managers$158,750
Bachelor's degree
$78,410 – $285,2001,270
6Marketing Managers$155,300
Bachelor's degree
$96,330 – $248,570610
7Managers, All Other$143,230
Bachelor's degree
$104,040 – $193,2502,300
8Purchasing Managers$143,230
Bachelor's degree
$104,260 – $201,000500
9Human Resources Managers$140,410
Bachelor's degree
$99,270 – $217,170680
10Industrial Production Managers$130,850
Bachelor's degree
$88,400 – $208,910380
11Medical and Health Services Managers$123,900
Bachelor's degree
$67,800 – $207,1602,210
12Administrative Services Managers$120,330
Bachelor's degree
$74,400 – $188,700390
13Education Administrators, All Other$117,640
Bachelor's degree
$53,680 – $147,740240
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$108,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,780 – $175,120630
15Facilities Managers$107,720
Bachelor's degree
$73,570 – $173,710470
16Construction Managers$105,240
Bachelor's degree
$77,250 – $161,8401,400
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,050
Master's degree
$79,300 – $129,4101,590
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,500
Master's degree
$64,800 – $221,270690
19General and Operations Managers$100,340
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $206,48017,400
20Social and Community Service Managers$92,140
Bachelor's degree
$57,960 – $134,310620
21Food Service Managers$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,520 – $94,160950
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,500 – $132,6401,190
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,410
Bachelor's degree
$37,970 – $78,230300

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$297,350	$124,010 – $612,350	530
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,560	$110,140 – $263,320	1,360
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,940	$93,280 – $275,850	2,290
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,340	$126,380 – $216,030	750
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,750	$78,410 – $285,200	1,270
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,300	$96,330 – $248,570	610
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$143,230	$104,040 – $193,250	2,300
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,230	$104,260 – $201,000	500
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,410	$99,270 – $217,170	680
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,850	$88,400 – $208,910	380
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,900	$67,800 – $207,160	2,210
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,330	$74,400 – $188,700	390
13	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$117,640	$53,680 – $147,740	240
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,430	$73,780 – $175,120	630
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,720	$73,570 – $173,710	470
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,240	$77,250 – $161,840	1,400
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,050	$79,300 – $129,410	1,590
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,500	$64,800 – $221,270	690
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,340	$47,490 – $206,480	17,400
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,140	$57,960 – $134,310	620
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$50,520 – $94,160	950
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,100	$43,500 – $132,640	1,190
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$46,410	$37,970 – $78,230	300

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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