Paycheck Atlas

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $58,290 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,818 a month.

10th percentile
$36,460
25th percentile
$45,240
Median percentile
$58,290
75th percentile
$75,670
90th percentile
$80,110

Based on 3,560 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,810 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,290
Federal income tax−$4,815
Social Security + Medicare−$4,459
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,206
Monthly take-home$3,818
Every two weeks$1,762

Does it go far here?

$59,515Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

All automotive service technicians and mechanics salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia