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Job market report: Portsmouth, VA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Portsmouth, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 55 open listings in Portsmouth; 221 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 6 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $72k a year. Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in VA: 1% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 360 jobsAlaska: 288 jobsArizona: 1,392 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,497 jobsGeorgia: 1,174 jobsIndiana: 780 jobsKansas: 297 jobsMaine: 103 jobsMassachusetts: 1,405 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 372 jobsNorth Carolina: 521 jobsNorth Dakota: 202 jobsOklahoma: 700 jobsPennsylvania: 591 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,649 jobsWyoming: 139 jobsConnecticut: 181 jobsMissouri: 907 jobsWest Virginia: 120 jobsIllinois: 1,502 jobsNew Mexico: 724 jobsArkansas: 210 jobsCalifornia: 7,718 jobsDelaware: 92 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,945 jobsHawaii: 344 jobsIowa: 173 jobsKentucky: 281 jobsMaryland: 704 jobsMichigan: 344 jobsMississippi: 172 jobsMontana: 200 jobsNew Hampshire: 78 jobsNew York: 3,718 jobsOhio: 633 jobsOregon: 577 jobsTennessee: 389 jobsUtah: 787 jobsVirginia: 1,147 jobsWashington: 2,841 jobsWisconsin: 230 jobsNebraska: 212 jobsSouth Carolina: 208 jobsIdaho: 224 jobsNevada: 272 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 639 jobsRhode Island: 53 jobsWilliamsburgYorktownElizabeth City Newport News, VA: 11 jobs, median listed pay $54k a year, ▲ 1 new this weekNewport News · 11 · $54kVirginia Beach, VA: 41 jobs, median listed pay $52k a year, ▲ 11 new this week, 1 new todayVirginia Beach · 41 · $52kHampton, VA: 14 jobs, median listed pay $95k a year, ▲ 5 new this week, 1 new todayHampton · 14 · $95kSuffolk, VA: 2 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekSuffolk · 2Chesapeake, VA: 9 jobs, median listed pay $54k a year, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayChesapeake · 9 · $54kNorfolk, VA: 89 jobs, median listed pay $89k a year, ▲ 23 new this week, 1 new todayNorfolk · 89 · $89kPortsmouth, VA: 55 jobs, median listed pay $72k a year, ▲ 6 new this weekPortsmouth · 55 · $72k You: Portsmouth, VA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Portsmouth; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Portsmouth

  1. Manager · 4 listings · typical $124k a year
  2. Medical assistant · 3 listings · typical $53k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · 22 jobs
  2. United States Fleet Forces Command · 11 jobs
  3. Commander, Navy Installations Command · 10 jobs
  4. Defense Commissary Agency · 5 jobs
  5. U.S. Coast Guard · 3 jobs
  6. Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV) · 1 job
  7. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · 1 job
  8. Defense Logistics Agency · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Norfolk, VA · 89 jobs · 6 mi
  • Virginia Beach, VA · 41 jobs · 18 mi
  • Fort Eustis, VA · 37 jobs · 25 mi
  • Yorktown, VA · 15 jobs · 26 mi
  • Hampton, VA · 14 jobs · 15 mi
  • Newport News, VA · 11 jobs · 22 mi

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