The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $80,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $151,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers 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 $198,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $113,580 | -7.71% | 32.38% |
| 2018 | $122,340 | 27.44% | - |
| 2017 | $88,770 | -5.22% | - |
| 2016 | $93,400 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $88,480 | -5.22% | - |
| 2014 | $93,100 | 2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $91,120 | 15.72% | - |
| 2012 | $76,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $113,580, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $126,890). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |