$90,000 in Virginia Beach ≈ $92,758 in Tampa

$92,758

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (97.9 → 100.9). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Tampa run +3.1% vs Virginia Beach for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Virginia Beach RPP
97.9
Tampa RPP
100.9
Price gap
+3.1%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Tampa run +3.1% versus Virginia Beach on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Virginia Beach maps to about $92,758 in Tampa for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Tampa: $92,758

Live math: salary × (100.9 ÷ 97.9). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Tampa

In Virginia BeachIn Tampa
$60,000$61,839
$90,000$92,758
$150,000$154,597

Equivalent = origin salary × (100.9 ÷ 97.9). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentVirginia BeachTampaUS
All items97.9100.9100
Goods96.895.5100
Housing (rents)99.8125.8100
Other services98.697.6100

BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.

Wages in both metros

OccupationVirginia BeachTampaDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$266,280$287,200$218,490 to $391,7904,190+7.9%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560$168,470$134,990 to $208,7406,520−1.2%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340$169,310$137,270 to $205,7401,480+4.9%
Financial Managers$163,940$157,480$111,910 to $204,4508,500−3.9%
Sales Managers$158,750$132,010$97,390 to $183,4907,150−16.8%
Human Resources Managers$140,410$140,400$104,560 to $185,2001,8300%
Pharmacists$136,280$137,990$128,440 to $157,4603,460+1.3%
Managers, All Other$143,230$117,810$74,060 to $163,0505,980−17.7%

BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.

FAQ

What salary do I need in Tampa to match $90,000 in Virginia Beach?
About $92,758, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 97.9 and 100.9. Formula: salary × (RPP_destination / RPP_origin). Not financial advice.
What do goods, housing, and other RPP components mean?
BEA publishes component indexes alongside all-items RPP. Goods covers merchandise prices; housing (rents) covers rents; other services covers remaining services. All are indexed to US = 100 for the same vintage year.
How do OEWS wages relate to this comparison?
BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes occupation medians by metro. The wage bridge shows jobs with published medians in both metros, plus middle-half bands and OEWS employment where available. RPP adjusts purchasing power; OEWS reports pay.
Does this include taxes or benefits?
No. PayByCity does not model income taxes, childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave. Use the figures as a price-level starting point, not a take-home or total-rewards calculator.

What this covers

Includes

  • BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
  • BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
  • Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

  • Federal, state, or local income taxes
  • Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
  • Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

See methodology and disclaimer.