The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $43,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $120,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,560 | 25.69% | 36.04% |
| 2017 | $58,380 | 36.83% | - |
| 2016 | $36,880 | -21.07% | - |
| 2015 | $44,650 | -15.61% | - |
| 2014 | $51,620 | 4.17% | - |
| 2013 | $49,470 | -1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $50,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,560, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $81,320). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |