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Sailors and Marine Oilers salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median sailors and marine oilers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $48,210 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,189 a month.

10th percentile
$32,660
25th percentile
$42,000
Median percentile
$48,210
75th percentile
$57,930
90th percentile
$60,650

Based on 2,830 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

$38,265 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,210
Federal income tax−$3,605
Social Security + Medicare−$3,688
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,652
Monthly take-home$3,189
Every two weeks$1,472

Does it go far here?

$49,224Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
46%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 sailors and marine oilers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia