The annual salary statistics of boilermakers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of boilermakers 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 | $41,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for boilermakers 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 $61,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of boilermakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,730 | 4.64% | 11.62% |
| 2021 | $49,330 | -10.44% | - |
| 2020 | $54,480 | 1.98% | - |
| 2019 | $53,400 | 2.06% | - |
| 2018 | $52,300 | -1.22% | - |
| 2017 | $52,940 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $51,340 | 1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $50,820 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $46,390 | -2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $47,530 | 3.81% | - |
| 2012 | $45,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,730, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the lowest paying city for boilermakers in state of Virginia, following city of Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol (median annual salary of $62,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of boilermakers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |