SOC 25-3041 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Tutors Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for tutors in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $58,430 a year ($28.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,000: half of the 570 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

$58,430average per year

$28.09 / hourMedian $52,000Take-home ≈ $46,583

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

570people in this job
+21%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tutors pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,190 or more. The middle half of tutors in Virginia Beach earn between $35,790 and $81,890.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,430$4,869$28.09
Median$52,000$4,333$25.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,790$2,982$17.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,890$6,824$39.37

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

Tutors salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $58,430, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $46,583 a year, or $3,882 a month and $1,792 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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$47,306$3,942
Working in VA$46,583$3,882

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 tutors? 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 $58,430 buys what about $59,658 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tutors salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 1st of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Tutors salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for tutors

Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).

Tutors salary by city

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Tutors salary in Virginia Beach: questions

How much do tutors make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$28.09 an hour on average, and $25.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tutors salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tutors take-home pay in Virginia Beach?

About $46,583 a year ($3,882 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,430.

Do tutors earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

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 25-3041; area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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