SOC 49-9043 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $68,470 a year ($32.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,500: half of the 540 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

$68,470average per year

$32.92 / hourMedian $65,500Take-home ≈ $53,876

  • $52K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

540people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,300 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Virginia Beach earn between $56,810 and $72,920.

  • $52K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,470$5,706$32.92
Median$65,500$5,458$31.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,810$4,734$27.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,920$6,077$35.06

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $68,470, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $53,876 a year, or $4,490 a month and $2,072 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NC$54,775$4,565
Working in VA$53,876$4,490

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Virginia Beach a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $68,470 buys what about $69,909 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 2nd of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($77,050).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Virginia Beach: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$32.92 an hour on average, and $31.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Virginia Beach?

About $53,876 a year ($4,490 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,470.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043; area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.84, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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