The annual salary statistics of art directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,310 | 18.69% | 12.33% |
| 2021 | $64,490 | -20.05% | - |
| 2020 | $77,420 | 2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $75,160 | 8.02% | - |
| 2018 | $69,130 | -6.93% | - |
| 2017 | $73,920 | 1.33% | - |
| 2016 | $72,940 | 5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $69,020 | 5.22% | - |
| 2014 | $65,420 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $65,320 | -6.45% | - |
| 2012 | $69,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,310, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for art directors in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $89,670). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of art directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville |