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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median emergency medical technicians in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $45,900 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,045 a month.

10th percentile
$37,400
25th percentile
$38,430
Median percentile
$45,900
75th percentile
$48,950
90th percentile
$54,870

Based on 690 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

$36,536 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,900
Federal income tax−$3,328
Social Security + Medicare−$3,511
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,525
Monthly take-home$3,045
Every two weeks$1,405

Does it go far here?

$46,865Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
49%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 emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia