SOC 27-1026 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $46,240 a year ($22.23 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,470: half of the 930 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$46,240average per year

$22.23 / hourMedian $42,470Take-home ≈ $37,489

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $71K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

930people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#1 of 9Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,260 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Virginia Beach earn between $35,520 and $46,220.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $71K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,240$3,853$22.23
Median$42,470$3,539$20.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,520$2,960$17.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,220$3,852$22.22

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Virginia Beach vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Virginia Beach earn 9% more than the Virginia average ($42,300) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is +8% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Virginia Beach$46,240$42,470$32,100$71,260930
Virginia$42,300$37,750$30,680$64,5504,450
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $46,240, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $37,489 a year, or $3,124 a month and $1,442 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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$37,998$3,166
Working in VA$37,489$3,124

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 merchandise displayers and window trimmers? 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 $46,240 buys what about $47,212 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 1st of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Virginia Beach: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$22.23 an hour on average, and $20.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Virginia Beach?

About $37,489 a year ($3,124 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,240.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

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 27-1026; area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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