The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of community health 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 | $35,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health 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 $63,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,940 | -3.75% | 42.50% |
| 2021 | $48,700 | 11.27% | - |
| 2020 | $43,210 | -7.54% | - |
| 2019 | $46,470 | 14.85% | - |
| 2018 | $39,570 | -0.51% | - |
| 2017 | $39,770 | -4.55% | - |
| 2016 | $41,580 | -7.60% | - |
| 2015 | $44,740 | 9.75% | - |
| 2014 | $40,380 | 14.14% | - |
| 2013 | $34,670 | 22.15% | - |
| 2012 | $26,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,940 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for community health workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of community health workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |