The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $35,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,690 | 9.73% | 29.70% |
| 2021 | $23,190 | 8.37% | - |
| 2020 | $21,250 | -2.31% | - |
| 2019 | $21,740 | 4.46% | - |
| 2018 | $20,770 | 3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $20,130 | 5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $19,070 | 1.63% | - |
| 2015 | $18,760 | 3.62% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $18,410 | 1.90% | - |
| 2012 | $18,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,690 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |