The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians 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 | $32,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $90,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,230 | -21.24% | 25.66% |
| 2021 | $57,260 | 31.17% | - |
| 2020 | $39,410 | -1.29% | - |
| 2019 | $39,920 | 1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $39,350 | 2.16% | - |
| 2017 | $38,500 | -16.39% | - |
| 2016 | $44,810 | 0.62% | - |
| 2015 | $44,530 | 0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $44,460 | 17.25% | - |
| 2013 | $36,790 | 4.57% | - |
| 2012 | $35,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,230 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |