Aerospace Engineers Salary — Virginia Beach, Virginia

The average Aerospace Engineers in Virginia Beach, Virginia earns $142,550 a year.

$142,550 / year, mean
↓ 1.5% below national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Virginia Beach sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for aerospace engineers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
800
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.1%
Cost of living 98 #75 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $373,678 #65 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,533 #48 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Virginia Beach ranks #75 for cost of living and #65 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $183,920 San Jose $181,690 Baltimore $165,160 Los Angeles $161,520 Seattle $156,970 Sacramento $144,960 San Diego $144,280 San Luis Obispo $143,350 Virginia Beach $142,550 Dallas $142,450 Lexington Park $141,950 Albany $141,190 Riverside $141,070 Richmond $140,140 New York $140,000 Chicago $139,810 Portland $139,420 Atlantic City $138,560 Houston $138,200 Santa Maria $137,690 Charlottesville $137,420 Louisville $136,960 Pittsburgh $136,340 Miami $135,650 Grand Rapids $134,980 Palm Bay $134,950 Bakersfield $134,930 Spokane $134,250 Oxnard $133,000 San Antonio $132,090 Detroit $129,240 Austin $128,370 Crestview $126,730 Orlando $126,340 Tampa $123,670 Jacksonville $122,960 Rochester $121,830 Bend $121,820 Indianapolis $120,930 Corpus Christi $120,130 Deltona $117,010 Ann Arbor $115,880 El Paso $115,420 Buffalo $115,300
CityMean salaryvs. Virginia Beach
Albany, New York$141,190-1.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$115,880-18.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$138,560-2.8%
Austin, Texas$128,370-9.9%
Bakersfield, California$134,930-5.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$165,160+15.9%
Bend, Oregon$121,820-14.5%
Buffalo, New York$115,300-19.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$137,420-3.6%
Chicago, Illinois$139,810-1.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$120,130-15.7%
Crestview, Florida$126,730-11.1%
Dallas, Texas$142,450-0.1%
Deltona, Florida$117,010-17.9%
Detroit, Michigan$129,240-9.3%
El Paso, Texas$115,420-19.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$134,980-5.3%
Houston, Texas$138,200-3.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$120,930-15.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$122,960-13.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$141,950-0.4%
Los Angeles, California$161,520+13.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$136,960-3.9%
Miami, Florida$135,650-4.8%
New York, New York$140,000-1.8%
Orlando, Florida$126,340-11.4%
Oxnard, California$133,000-6.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$134,950-5.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$136,340-4.4%
Portland, Oregon$139,420-2.2%
Richmond, Virginia$140,140-1.7%
Riverside, California$141,070-1.0%
Rochester, New York$121,830-14.5%
Sacramento, California$144,960+1.7%
San Antonio, Texas$132,090-7.3%
San Diego, California$144,280+1.2%
San Francisco, California$183,920+29.0%
San Jose, California$181,690+27.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$143,350+0.6%
Santa Maria, California$137,690-3.4%
Seattle, Washington$156,970+10.1%
Spokane, Washington$134,250-5.8%
Tampa, Florida$123,670-13.2%
Gross salary
142,550/yr
Estimated take-home
101,316/yr
Est. total withheld
28.9%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-2011 SOC code
Official area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
ChesapeakeNorfolk
Multi-state area: VA;NC
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Virginia

Population (metro area)
1,782,590