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Materials Engineers salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median materials engineers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $116,720 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,044 a month.

10th percentile
$83,840
25th percentile
$83,840
Median percentile
$116,720
75th percentile
$139,010
90th percentile
$168,460

Based on 190 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

$84,523 take-home a year
Gross pay$116,720
Federal income tax−$16,848
Social Security + Medicare−$8,929
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$6,420
Monthly take-home$7,044
Every two weeks$3,251

Does it go far here?

$119,174Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
21%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia