High paying tech and IT jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Bachelor's degree
$110,140 – $263,3201,360
2Database Architects$135,130
Bachelor's degree
$92,260 – $175,580490
3Computer and Information Research Scientists$132,870
Master's degree
$87,340 – $181,400460
4Computer Hardware Engineers$131,710
Bachelor's degree
$81,700 – $193,040280
5Software Developers$129,090
Bachelor's degree
$80,090 – $178,8307,160
6Information Security Analysts$126,030
Bachelor's degree
$74,670 – $174,3301,490
7Computer Occupations, All Other$116,920
Bachelor's degree
$75,030 – $152,5703,490
8Operations Research Analysts$114,070
Bachelor's degree
$65,040 – $164,280470
9Computer Network Architects$111,030
Bachelor's degree
$77,670 – $172,840920
10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$105,970
Bachelor's degree
$69,300 – $152,580720
11Computer Systems Analysts$103,760
Bachelor's degree
$68,660 – $185,1002,290
12Web Developers$103,440
Bachelor's degree
$62,060 – $162,840400
13Computer Programmers$103,070
Bachelor's degree
$66,150 – $153,350280
14Data Scientists$100,300
Bachelor's degree
$60,740 – $158,210770
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$98,640
Bachelor's degree
$64,440 – $148,4401,670
16Database Administrators$92,800
Bachelor's degree
$54,190 – $145,940460
17Web and Digital Interface Designers$68,590
Bachelor's degree
$41,910 – $123,050250
18Computer Network Support Specialists$61,840
Associate's degree
$43,260 – $97,200940
19Computer User Support Specialists$59,650
Some college, no degree
$39,530 – $92,6602,430

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,560	$110,140 – $263,320	1,360
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$135,130	$92,260 – $175,580	490
3	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$132,870	$87,340 – $181,400	460
4	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$131,710	$81,700 – $193,040	280
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$129,090	$80,090 – $178,830	7,160
6	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$126,030	$74,670 – $174,330	1,490
7	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$116,920	$75,030 – $152,570	3,490
8	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$114,070	$65,040 – $164,280	470
9	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$111,030	$77,670 – $172,840	920
10	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$105,970	$69,300 – $152,580	720
11	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,760	$68,660 – $185,100	2,290
12	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$103,440	$62,060 – $162,840	400
13	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$103,070	$66,150 – $153,350	280
14	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$100,300	$60,740 – $158,210	770
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$98,640	$64,440 – $148,440	1,670
16	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$92,800	$54,190 – $145,940	460
17	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$68,590	$41,910 – $123,050	250
18	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$61,840	$43,260 – $97,200	940
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,650	$39,530 – $92,660	2,430

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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