Programmer Analyst salary in Virginia Beach, VA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Yorktown.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$86,528
Middle 50%$77k–$90.8k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $92,207
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,513 and $116,651.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,819
25th$76,964
50th (median)$86,528
75th$90,840
90th$104,096

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $72,342 (15 filings) FY2022: median $84,115 (10 filings) FY2024: median $94,032 (11 filings) FY2025: median $82,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 15
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$72,342$72,342$82,50015
FY2021–––6
FY2022$84,115$84,115$85,00010
FY2023–––2
FY2024$94,032$86,512$105,99011
FY2025$82,500$76,856$86,52814
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Virginia Beach's median Programmer Analyst salary of $86,528 is worth about $88,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Virginia Beach = 97.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Virginia Beach, VA area earned a median of $103,070 in May 2025 (280 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,528, 16% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizanttoo few4
USTtoo few2
It Automationtoo few2
Lakaryatoo few2
Msr Technology Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $86,528 16
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$76,856$86,52816

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.